Torrential rainfall to persist in Lagos, Ogun intermittently till Friday, September 16 – Metrological Agency
Nine yet-to-be-identified ladies who were trapped when a storey building around Akinwunmi Street, Mende, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, sunk due to torrential rainfall, were rescued on Monday.
This came as the forecast by Metrological Agency shows that rainfall would persist intermittently in Lagos, Ota and other parts of Ogun state state till Friday, September 16.
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The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in a statement.
He said the agency’s officials were deployed to rescue the victims after receiving a distress call about the emergency.
He said, “NEMA received a distressed alert on a sinking storey building where nine people are said to be trapped. The building is located at 47 Akinwunmi street, Akinwunmi North Estate, Mende, Maryland, Ikeja.
“The torrential rainfall, which lasted for about four hours in the early hours of the day, flooded lots of communities in Lagos State. NEMA advance team upon close observations called for more reinforcement of personnel.”
Farinloye said while speaking with one of the trapped victims, one Blessing, she said they were up to nine people, mostly women, who were trapped when the building started sinking after being submerged.
He added, “The landlord of the building had used a ladder to escape, but NEMA questioned him for failure to contact emergency responders, but someone from one of the trapped victim’s offices contacted NEMA.
“The agencies on the ground now are LASEMA, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and Police Disaster Management Unit. The rescue activities have commenced, and all the nine trapped ladies have been successfully rescued.”
Meanwhile, the Metrological Agency has said that the rainfall will last till Friday with average weather forecast of 29 degree Celsius.
While there is possibility if a break on Tuesday and Wednesday, the torrential rainfall, the agency said in a forecast sighted by Platforms Africa, will contunue on Thursday through Friday.
