Gwagwalada, Kuje flooding sweep pipo in overnight heavy rain fall for parts of Nigeria capital city, according to local reports.
Tori be say na on Saturday di rain wey fall over night cause flood parts of Abuja, authorities inside di Federal Capital Territory don confam give local tori pipo.
Pipo fit don die from di flood according to local reports.
Di heavy flooding kill a family of five and swallow over 20 buildings in Gwagwalada area council of Abuja on Saturday. The Cable dey report.
For Suleja, (a boundary community between Abuja and Niger State for north central Nigeria) one pregnant woman die with four of her children along with five other persons in heavy flood after one early morning rainfall on Saturday. Daily Trust dey report.
Idriss Abbas, di Director-General of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), say di body of one of di missing family members dem recover am while search dey on for di remaining four.
“Gwagwalada dey flooded from Giri. One family of five na im di flood sweep throway for Giri. We get one deadi bodi and dey search for four. We rescue six pipo and dey dey hospital,” Abbas tok.
DG, @idrissabbas assures FCT residents in an interview with @AIT_Online that strategies and policies have been put in place in synergy with relevant authorities to curtail the impact of flooding in this rainy season. pic.twitter.com/Rj6kaJPN7j
— FCT FEMA (@FctFema) July 23, 2020
Di flood start from Friday night to di early hours of Saturday also cover Gwagwalada bridge linking Abuja to Lokoja for Kogi State north-central Nigeria.
Motorists gatz by force take different route while odas park to wait for di flood to reduce
Some residents of di area, according to tori, tok say flooding dey common inside di community because of how e dey close to river.
Flood in Abuja: How pipo react
I really don’t know how the people living in EFAB Estate Abuja don’t like their lives and properties. Every year, same flood problem.. pic.twitter.com/6ado8Tqyd4
— ◢ ◤ (@swagnito) July 25, 2020
Massive flood that happened in Abuja Nigeria today, around gwagwalada area counsil,
lives and properties where lost,
So sad…
May God help us#BBNaijia #brodashaggi #Abujaflood pic.twitter.com/0JkhjSDfKS— kwinA (@AyimQueen) July 25, 2020
— Many residents have been sacked by flood from their homes, after downpour in Abuja..
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— Vyrãl Treñdz (@TheVyralTrendz) July 25, 2020
Flood sinks Bassa village, the village behind FAAN quarters, Abuja, due to the early morning heavy rain, on Saturday. video @femiipaye#abujaairport #fcda pic.twitter.com/VeZo5SYo2S
— Femi Ipaye (@FemiIpaye) July 25, 2020
We still dey chook eye for dis tori, abeg refresh di page for more updates.