Floods kill four persons in FCT -FEMA

Four residents of the Federal Capital Territory have lost their lives to floods.

The FCT Emergency Management Agency said it established this in the course of its rescue operations which lasted between September 12 and 13th.

“Following long hours of heavy rainfall on Sunday, Sept. 12, Trademoore, Light Gold and Wisdom Estates, as well as Lugbe community were heavily flooded, resulting in the loss of lives “ FEMA Director-General, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

"FEMA has established, in the course of rescue operations which began from 9 p.m. of Sept. 12 up to Sept. 13, that four persons lost their lives to the floods and the recovered bodies have been taken away by family members for burial.

“Also, over 26 vehicles, including an articulated towing van, were swept away by the flood, besides a tarred road in Trademoore Estate which was completely washed away as a result of the strength of the flood water,“ he said.

The FEMA boss said a total of166 houses were affected, noting that the agency was still estimating the losses suffered by residents as a result of the floods.

Idriss conveyed the deepest sympathies of the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammed Bello, to the residents and families of those who were killed.

He appealed to FCT residents, especially developers, to desist from violating the approved building codes.

“We are also appealing to them to stop erecting retention walls to protect storm water from flowing. By doing so they are causing more havoc to the community,“ he said.

Idriss advised that as the FCT enters the final phase of the rainy season, in which the rain is at its peak, residents should avoid dumping refuse in drainages.

He also advised them to clear all surrounding drainages and other blockages that obstruct the free flow of water.

The D-G enjoined residents to avoid driving or walking through flood waters.

He also called on those living along river banks to relocate to higher ground when threatened by floods.

(NAN)

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This is really sad. Meanwhile the plank in Aso Rock and his cabal of dimwits are wasting millions hourly on the tools used to ban twitter. Important things like constructing a good drainage system or the safety of human lives, is not in their books. They only know how to use taxpayers money for personal vendettas.

The rate at which natural disaster's is happening all over the world is becoming quite alarming
Or are we truly in the end time?

IMAGINE IF BUHARI SON COME OUT TOMORROW AND SAY !!!

I WANT TO BE NIGERIA PRESIDENT AND FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF MY FATHER !!!

HOW MANY APC MEMBERS WILL SUPPORT HIM !!!

Damnnn niggarrrr
Too bad....

You go just relax for wuye, utako, wuse, maitama and asokoro....you go think say abuja nor get bad places like this

Since Buhari became Nigeria's president it's from one bad news to another.

Tufiakwa

Shitty country

Even Abuja where dem dey theif other states money go nor still good.
The Babylon of Africa (Nigeria)

Really sad.. Developers building on waterways all for crazy individual selfish interest... And govt officials looking the other way and approving structures on illegal spots... Everyone just looking for quick cash and neglecting the natural environment.... So sad. Someone will pick up that car now and take it to panel beater who will turn it back to mint.. Then they tag it fresh and clean with ice cold mortuary Air condition.. Person go buy that one get kasala ontop express.... The entire system is faulty

Abuja is a shit hole under this current FCT Minister

This is serious �

This is very bad... Rip to the dead

Sad,

Albert0011:
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May God heal those affected by the flood

Calamitous buhari...everything under him is a calamity...

Before people will start shouting buhari

See the pictures below
I believe you already knew where it happened

capiterror
carpidem

Dat Trademore Estate in Lugbe and most of the estates in Lokogoma and Galadimawa areas are hotbed of flooding during the raining season

God should be tired of hearing our cry over same things year to year!! GOOD GOVERNANCE

Sad. RIP to them

Flood in the north.
Let them start planting grass so more cattle’s can feed off it.
And let them remember grazing routes around Apo,Gwagwalada and Nyanya.

Albert0011:


The rate at which natural disaster's is happening all over the world is becoming quite alarming
Or are we truly in the end time?

You just woke up

It's a pitiful situation

A pity SS states, and other states having shores, when the flood comes, bodies will be bagged

Wahala estate. Always feeling cold and soggy

dadebayo1:
Really sad.. Developers building on waterways all for crazy individual selfish interest... And govt officials looking the other way and approving structures on illegal spots... Everyone just looking for quick cash and neglecting the natural environment.... So sad

Very common in Abuja
Lugbe
Galadimawa
Lokogoma
Bwari-Dutse

The list is endless

ooooops

Nawa o

There Is No Single Day That Will Pass Without coming across one bad news or the other in this country

How can people build estate on water routes and expect things to go well? A lot of irresponsible people in land!/housing agency that give approval to such development.