Flood alert: P@nic in Lekki, others as Lagos State government urges residents to prepare for upland movement

The Lagos State Government issued a stern fresh flood alert, prompting some residents of the state to prepare for flooding in September.

The fresh alert comes today, 3rd of September, 2023 following the release of an updated 2023 Water Releases Forecast for Flood Control by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority.

According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lekan Shodeinde, revealed the affected catchment areas include Alagbole, Meiran, Maidan, Kara, Isheri-Olowora, Agiliti, Owode-Onirin, Owode-Elede, Agboyi I, Agboyi II, Ajegunle, Itowolo, Majidun, Ibeshe, Baiyeku and Lekki-Ajah axis.

Shodeinde said the utmost concern of the Lagos state government is the safety of lives and properties of residents, urging residents and property owners in the listed areas to be ready to move upland when the water level rises showing signs of flooding just as it is advisable to all residents across the state.

He explained comprehensively that comparatively the total amount of Rainfall recorded from January to August 2023 (1,128.6mm) is higher than that of January to August of the year 2021 (713.4mm) & 2022 (848.1mm).

“When some of the other figures released by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority is further scrutinized for the volume of water spilled, it shows that for the 12 months of 2021, 1,102mcm was spilled, while for the 12 months of 2022, a total of 1,475.6 mcm was spilled, while in the first eight months of this year, a total of 1,393,1mcm has already been spilled by the River Basin Authority pointing in the direction that more water will be released when factored with the remaining four months in 2023,” Shodeinde said. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>