Floods wreak havoc in Lagos, Delta, Anambra, sweep away Okada rider
daylightng.comSep 17, 2023 7:14 AM

Floods due to torrential rainfalls have left many across the country in gruelling situations. The floods, wreaking havoc in parts of Lagos, Delta and Anambra states among others, displaced scores from their homes, robbed many of their valuables, led to the loss of life and the postponement of palliative works scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge today.


Tragedy


In Lagos, a heavy flood swept away a commercial motorcycle at Papa Ashafa in Orile Agege area of Lagos State yesterday.

The Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinlonye, who confirmed the incident, said: “One motorcycle rider simply called Mr. Abe has swept away after refusing to heed to warnings from his colleagues not to ride along the Ile Epo Busstop canals in Alimoso Local Government Area of Lagos State.”
Postponement

Also, the Lagos State government announced indefinite postponement of the palliative works scheduled to begin on the failed sections of the Third Mainland Bridge today.
The postponement, it was gathered, became necessary due to the downpour experienced in all parts of the metropolis yesterday.


Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement, explained that the downpour affected the preliminaries of the planned palliative works on the asphalt pavement of the bridge by the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, LPWC.
“A later date, which will be subject to weather conditions, will be duly communicated for the palliative,” the statement read.

In Delta State, floods in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area displaced residents from their homes.The flood, it was gathered, resulted from days of unabated movement of volume of water from the River Niger into the community as the river overflowed its banks. Worse hit is Aika Ezeolu quarter of the community where water is said to have levelled with the River Niger.

Sources said most of the residents have moved out of the community to higher grounds while others have not.

Reacting to the development yesterday, Secretary of the Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Mr. Felix Edemanya said: “We have already told and alerted the people to take precautionary measures so that they will not be cut off by the flood.

“They should safeguard their valuables and move out. Now that it has happened, they should move to a safer haven because the council will not want to lose anybody as a result of negligence.” Vanguard

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successmatters:
By now, the federal government would have had a plan to mitigate this advertised misfortune. The people affected would have been getting relief and directions from a caring president.

God bless Peter Obi.

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lexylaw40:
don't worry Tinubu have what it takes to handle that

Like he handled Lagos state From flooding?