{
  "id": 8023580,
  "title": "VIDEO: Rivers students cross dangerous floodwater on makeshift planks to reach classroom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/video-rivers-students-cross-dangerous-floodwater-on-makeshift-planks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/910338-video-rivers-students-cross-dangerous-floodwater-on-makeshift-planks-to-reach-classroom.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students of Community Secondary School, Rumuapara, in Rivers State, attend classes in a flood-ravaged environment, using makeshift plank bridges to move between school buildings. The local government chairman says the flooding has persisted for years and requires state government intervention. The post VIDEO: Rivers students cross dangerous floodwater on makeshift planks to reach classroom…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}