Be ready for massive floods, Lagos warns Lekki-Ajah residents, others
The Lagos government has warned residents of Lekki-Ajah axis of the state to be prepared for massive floods expected this month.
Other areas expected to be flooded are Alagbole, Meiran, Maidan, Kara, Isheri-Olowora, Agiliti, Owode-Onirin, Owode-Elede, Agboyi I, Agboyi II, Ajegunle, Itowolo, Majidun, Ibeshe and Baiyeku.
Lekan Shodeinde, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources of Lagos State Government issued the warning in a flood alert released on Sunday.
According to him, the fresh flood alert was based on the updated 2023 Water Releases Forecast for Flood Control by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority.
Shodeinde said the forecast indicated that there is much water to be expected in September 2023 from heavy downpours usually associated with the month and December every year along the Ogun River Basin.
The Permanent Secretary also noted that water levels of all tributaries including the Oyan Dam are rising and is one of the contributory factors to the possibility of the likely flooding at the downstream flow of the Ogun River.
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