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Monday, June 21, 2010

Flood wreaks havoc in Lagos.

More than thirty houses have submerged at Community Road, Ijegun, Lagos as a result of a rainfall which lasted more than eleven hours.

The rain which started about six in the morning and lasted till five in the evening rendering several residents homeless.

Houses and cars in Irepodun Street in the area were totally submerged and residents struggled to save their property.

A resident, Sade Balogun whose car was submerged said she came out to drive the car to the church and discovered the car was in the flood.

Also a businessman, Christian Nweji said the flood was caused by blocked drains while Felicia Aroh said she had lost property worth more than three hundred thousand naira to the flood.

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