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Mudslide as a result of heavy rainfall has reportedly occurred
today in the Agidingbi area of Ikeja, Lagos killing at least one person.
The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency
Agency, LASEMA, Mr. Adebayo Kehinde told Radio Nigeria, that he received a call
about the incident and had gone to the scene to arrest the situation.
Kehinde broke information about the mudslide incident
around 11;30 am when Radio Nigeria called him to give an update of how the agency was
responding to the flood disaster.
“Can you call me back in 30 minutes time? We have an emergency.
There is a mudslide around Agidingbi. Somebody died there. I am rushing there
now”, he said.
The LASEMA PRO, promise to adequate brief Radio about the
mudslide incident and other issues, when he returns from Agidingbi.
It is nearly 48 hours of non-stop rain in Lagos State,
and the sky is still heavy.
Communities in riverine areas including Majidun in Ikorodu
, Agility in Kosofe Local Government and many areas of Lekki are submerged ,
with the flood waters reaching the roof top of many houses in some places.
Thousands of people are seen roaming about with heaps of
their personal belongings dotted on road sides, because the flood has rendered
them homeless.
In Ikorodu, the popular Igbogbo road where a WAEC Office
is located has been closed, after a section of the road around the Cemetery
area was submerged.
Following the incident, the cost of transportation has
increased by 100 percent, because commercial vehicles now follow a longer
route.
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