Lagos state government has urged residents especially those living in low-lying areas to be at alert because with the intensity of the rainfall already being experienced.
In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,Tokunbo Wahab, he warned that the forecast gathered from the State’s weather stations for today and the next few days shows many areas will experience very heavy rainfalls and flash floods.
He cautioned all residents who may not have serious businesses outside their homes to wait till it subsides.
Wahab also reiterated the earlier warning to motorists and pedestrians not to wade through floods as there is the tendency that vehicles may be submerged and people swept away with such heavy floods.
He warned residents not to engage in disposing their refuse into the drains as the rains fall, warning that there are consequences for such acts and the refuse will end up blocking the drains and causing flash floods.
The Commissioner said all the drains in the state are being cleaned and maintained on a year round basis to be able to contain run off from rainfalls.
