The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, urged the residents to remain calm over the massive flooding experienced in different parts of the State.
This followed a torrential rainfall, which lasted over nine hours on Wednesday.
The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, noted that the flash floods, which affected Iyana-Oworo linking the Third Mainland Bridge and several other areas would recede when the rains abate and the level of the Lagos lagoon reduces.
He said: “Lagos has experienced about nine hours of non-stop rainfall since the early hours of Wednesday.
“This is coupled with the heavy rainfall which the state has been experiencing daily since the previous week resulting in the rise in level of the Lagos lagoon.”
The commissioner said the government has deployed officials of the Emergency Flood Abatement Gang to major black spots including Iyana-Oworo, which has been cleared of all blockages.
He urged all those in low-lying areas to relocate to higher grounds at this period to safeguard lives and properties.
Wahab also urged residents to desist from wading through floods with their vehicles as it takes only one foot of flowing water with high tide to sweep away a vehicle irrespective of the number of occupants.
He called on all residents to avail themselves of daily weather reports as issued by the State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources as a guide to daily itinerary.
Meanwhile, residents and visitors to the highbrow Lekki area of Lagos have cried out following the massive floods that have taken over the Peninsula after four days of rainfall in the State.
The flood-prone Lekki and its axis, which play host to some upwardly mobile residents, have had a ritual of flooding whenever the rainy season comes around, but that has not stopped more prospective residents gravitating to the highbrow area.