A yet-to-be-ascertained number of residents of Trade Moore estate in Lugbe, Abuja, have been
trapped by a flood caused by heavy rainfall on Friday.
Videos circulating online show several houses and vehicles
submerged under water. As of the time of this report, efforts were ongoing to
rescue those trapped in their houses.
In a situation report on the search and rescue efforts, the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the driver of a Peugeot 406
with the registration number YLA 681 FS drowned in the flood and still missing.
“Four persons were rescued and in stable condition,” the
report reads.
“Stakeholders
responding to the flood are NEMA, Fire Service, FCT FEMA, Red Cross and federal
ministry of environment-flood department respectively.”
Speaking with journalists on Friday, an official of the NEMA
appealed to all those living in flood-prone areas of the estate to evacuate to
a safer place.
“If you know you live in a house built in a flood-prone
area, kindly move to a safer place even if for nothing but to save a life.
Properties can go,” the unnamed NEMA official said.
“You can see how the
water has submerged all these vehicles. Don’t underestimate the power of water,
it can wash people away. We are pleading, we do not want the loss of lives this
year.”
In September 2021, TheCable reported how three persons died
in the estate after a downpour that caused a heavy flood.
Vehicles were submerged, while several properties were
destroyed during the flooding incident.
Residents of the estate had said the flooding is caused by
the absence of an adequate drainage system.
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