I've been watching CNN on how hurricane Ike devastated Cuba and Haiti and is presently heading towards the coast of Texas in full swing. The irony of the whole thing is that most hurricanes form in the African coastal regions of the atlantic especially West Africa. Why they don't attack Africa still beats me.

Four major cities in Nigeria that are directly connected to the atlantic coast are Warri, PH, Calabar and lagos. So, what if the hurricane decides to strike in any of these coasts, how effective can residents be evacuated without a record of too many loss of lives and properties? Do you think we are prepared for a disaster like this in Naija?

See pictures of the damages caused by Ike in Haiti and Cuba this week alone. More will come after it hits Texas early saturday morning.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26643689/displaymode/1107/s/2/framenumber/9/

God forbid

Tufiakwa,
The Lord is good.

See the recent Hurricanes in Haiti for answer

NEMA and it's only functional helicopter would save the day.

what happened with the ikeja cantonment disaster would occur on a larger scale

NEMA and it's only functional helicopter would save the day.

Are you sure they'll have gas in the helicopter?

Is it only hurricane? The title of this thread should be: How prepared is Nigeria in the face of any disaster, whether it's natural or artificial? Do we even have any ministry/department for emergency?

DeepZone:

Are you sure they'll have gas in the helicopter?

oh ok u got me, what about the stable of keke marwa(tricycle) to evacuate stranded people

Hurricane no even come yet, the country dey scatter scatter

Na Nigeria una dey yab like this? Bawomolo, take your time.

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it will b a tragedy, . , . . . . . . , .hurricane sef know where to go

hurricane, niaja?

dat impossible in jesus name.

what do we have to offer the hurricane?

if it comes , it's goona wipe us off the earth

Pray it wont happen, cos we dont have what it takes, and trust me, the pple that will help us are not many, cos we dont have good names around the universe, but i am sure we will survive.

Pray it wont happen, because we don't have what it takes, and trust me, the people that will help us are not many, because we don't have good names around the universe, but i am sure we will survive.

In other words, we'll be alone?

DeepZone:

In other words, we'll be alone?

Yes we will all be alone, cos even americans will be glad to take over Nigerian Soil, cos wont take them long to make into haven of paradise.

hurricane, niaja?Huh

that impossible in jesus name.

what do we have to offer the hurricane?

if it comes , it's goona wipe us off the earth

I don't think so, did it wipe Haiti off the surface of the earth? There will be enough disaster but not enough to even wipe 10% of lagos or Ph.

Yes we will all be alone, because even americans will be glad to take over Nigerian Soil, because wont take them long to make into haven of paradise

Britain and France will come to our AID.

Then what happened in Haiti and America will happen here also.

DeepZone:

Britain and France will come to our AID.

Before their ships gets to the shore of nija, and the are ablet o get a place to anchor the ships, most nigerians would be dead.

Before their ships gets to the shore of nija, and the are ablet o get a place to anchor the ships, most nigerians would be dead.

If we can use juju to protect ourselves from gun shots, why not hurricane?

DeepZone:

If we can use juju to protect ourselves from gun shots, why not hurricane?

Is that even real? Juju against gunshots?

Malu ti o niru, Oluwa ni ba lesin

A cow without a tail depends on God in its fight against flies.

Is that even real? Juju against gunshots?

It's realooo.

Hurricane Ike? Why give it an igbo name? Ibo people always cause katakata anywhere dem go including their gods. See the havoc their god, Ike is causing around the world.

_{I can hear Quotasystem thumping his feet now. Na joke I dey joke my brother.}

@Deepzone

U re finished, Quotasystem is coming for u. Now u ve actually outdone urself.

@Deepzone

You re finished, Quotasystem is coming for u. Now u ve actually outdone yourself.

Lol, I'm waiting for him. Abi, wetin I talk na lie?

DeepZone:

Hurricane Ike? Why give it an igbo name? Ibo people always cause katakata anywhere them go including their gods. See the havoc their god, Ike is causing around the world.

_{I can hear Quotasystem thumping his feet now. Na joke I dey joke my brother.}

That is what my mom said. Cause i think Ike means Strength, so that is why they "ordered" me to stay with them until the storm passes. Btw Deepzone, it is Igbo, not ibo.

That is what my mom said. Cause i think Ike means Strength, so that is why they "ordered" me to stay with them until the storm passes. Btw Deepzone, it is Igbo, not ibo.

What a coincidence and this one is coming with enormous "ike/strenght" towards the coasts of Texas. That's why i think it's an angry IGBO god(from the Niger Delta side).

Etymology of the name Ike

Short form of the name Isaac or Dwight. "I Like Ike" was the famous presidential campaign slogan for Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ike Turner, musician. Ike Barinholtz, actor/comedian.

http://babynames.com/name/IKE


American meaning: laughter.

Ike also appears in the following countries/origins/languages: African, Australian,Chinese, English, Hebrew.

http://www.babynology.com/meaning-ike-m1.html

next we'll be hearing anyone with the names Lola or Akin is always Yoruba.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP was founded in 1945 by Robert Strauss and Richard Gump. The firm now numbers more than 1,000 attorneys and advisors in 14 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.

W. Todd Akin (born July 5, 1947), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing Missouri's 2nd congressional district

@ topic: hurricanes/cyclone winds normally originate in the the tropics/equator and blow across the ocean to the western hemisphere. So barring unforeseen circumstances or human interference, it would be very unusual for an intense hurricane to hit Lagos or Nigeria's coastal region. So far there's been nothing of the sort in recorded history, as far as I know.

We dont need any hurricane Ike or such. We have our own local natural disasters, Hurricane Abacha, IBB, OBJ and others.
They have done much more than any hurricane, earthquake or flood has done in America, Japan, etc

Epiphany:

We don't need any hurricane Ike or such. We have our own local natural disasters, Hurricane Abacha, IBB, OBJ and others.
They have done much more than any hurricane, earthquake or flood has done in America, Japan, etc

Abi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!