The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that seven persons, including three siblings, d#ed from a two-day continuous rainfall in Lagos State.
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NEMA’s South West coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, July 13.
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According to him, “Saturday, July 9, 2022 have revealed that about that seven people – three children of the same parent and four adults – d#ed as a result of the flooding that was witnessed during the two days continuous rainfall.
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About eight lives were also saved during the period, as a result of the flooding that was witnessed during the two-day continuous rainfall.
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The three siblings who lost their lives were residing at a church building belonging to Mercy of Christ Apostolic Church, situated in an uncompleted building.
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The victims – Michael, 18; Elizabeth, 17 and Timi, 14 – were swept away while trying to relocate from their room to the main church structure.”
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It was gathered that the youngest child, Timi, who was said to be asthmatic, while trying to climb the plank linking their room to the church building, slipped and was overpowered by the flood.
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The NEMA official explained that while the remaining two trying tried rescuing their sibling, they were also swept away by the flood.
