Flood sweeps away four-year old in Lagos
A four-year old girl identified as Azeezat was on Thursday swept away by flood at 33, Fashola Street, Orile Agege area of Lagos State, while the victim alongside her family was trying to escape flood at their residence and reportedly missed her steps, fell into a ditch covered by water.
Penpushing reports that, the spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA),Nosa Okunbor who confirmed the incident, said the agency received a distress call about the flood incident at about 10:30a.m
“Upon arrival of the LRT at the incident scene in the company of NEMA officials, it was gathered from residents that a four-year old girl named “Azeezat” fell into a flooded big ditch/gutter while escaping to safety with her family in the wee hour of the night after their compound was submerged by flood.”
Penpushing further reports that, Okunbor said a post disaster assessment was carried out by Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
The agency spokesman said observations showed that, three streets were affected by the heavy rainfall/flood. (Igbayiola Street, Fashola Street, and Egbatedo Street),there are barriers blocking the drainage channels in the affected areas leading to the canals at Aboru, Arugbanla and Iyana ipaja which could have also caused the flood from flowing away.
Penpushing also reports that the Acting Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye enjoined residents of Lagos State to look out for the body of the four-year old girl.
“Expectedly, the floodwater from Fashola Street runs through Aboru; Iyana Ipaja; Command in Lagos State; cross to Ota in Ogun State but end up at Agbara where the canal will discharge into the sea.
“NEMA and LASEMA have put resources together in recovery operations as soon as a distressed alert was received but the body has not been recovered. This necessitated the call on the people in these areas with credible information on the recovery of the body to call the attention of the emergency/security Agency in their area if they notice the body,” Farinloye said in a statement.
