•Flood Three people and domestic animals have been confirmed killed by floods, with houses, farmlands, and other valuables worth several millions of Naira being destroyed and washed away by heavy rainfall that lasted for three days nonstop in villages and communities in the Bauchi North Senatorial District. In response, Bauchi State Governor, ...
The Lagos State Police Command has said a yet-to-be identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin yesterday. He said the incident happened during downpour in the Orile-Iganmu area of...
•Lagos floods Amid the perennial floods that have ravaged parts of Lagos, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has faulted the state government’s efforts in tackling the menace. Several cars and houses were submerged with millions of commuters and workers stranded in many parts of the state following yesterday’s torrential rains. A day after the incident,...
•Sanwo-Olu and floods The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has apologised to residents and commuters over the floods that left millions stranded and many areas submerged. Speaking through his Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who was on Channels TV today, the government said, “I will start by saying to La...
•Gridlock caused by flood after heavy rainfall in Lagos today A heavy rainfall today has flooded many parts of Lagos, making it difficult for commuters to move to their destinations. Lagosians barely woke up from sleep when the rain started to pour in torrents disrupting daily activities and flooding the roads. With the downpour, workers [&hel...
•Floods Residents of Jakande Housing Estate, Lekki in Eti – Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State have called on the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to save them from imminent death as a result of incessant flood in the area. It was gathered that a resident of the estate simply called Mr. Shakiru […]
•Floods in Abuja Two people were on Monday feared dead following this morning’s downpour, which caused heavy flooding at the Trademore Estate in Lugbe along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Road, and some other parts of the Federal Capital Territory. The estate, which has been perennially affected by flooding, is home to several civil servants and [...
•Wahab and a bulldozer pulling down structure at Maryland The Lagos State Government has said that property owners whose structures hindered the flow of drainage in Mende in the Maryland area of the state were served “requisite notices” before their buildings were removed from the System 1 Drainage Right of Way. Commissioner for Environ...
•Kenya floods The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said today, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast. Torrential rains have lashed much of East Africa, triggering flooding and landslides that have destroyed crops, swallowed homes, and displaced hundreds of thousand...
•A girl and a boy carry a piece of furniture after visiting their house that was destroyed by floods The number of people who have lost their lives in floods in Kenya has risen to 188, the interior ministry said today, as the country continues to battle heavy rains. Many parts of the East […]
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