Some college students of the Federal Polytechnic and residents of Ilaro, Ogun State, have been on Saturday, ravaged by flood.
The victims residing at areas like Gbogidi, Double Crown, Odo Fufu and environs had their rooms flooded and belongings submerged, because the rain which began on Friday lasted till Saturday.
A bridge in the world was mentioned to have additionally collapsed, leaving a automobile trapped contained in the canal.
As of Sunday morning, Media Talk Africa correspondent learnt that these affected by the flood are nonetheless draining water out of their homes, whilst tenants ponder relocating to safer locations.
Speaking on the collapsed bridge, an indigene of Ilaro, Gbenga Ekunola, mentioned he had introduced the matter to the Senator Representing Ogun West, Olamilekan Adeola.
“Senator Adeola immediately called his team to go to the said spot to assess the situation for immediate intervention,” he mentioned.
Media Talk Africa recollects that the federal government has persistently listed Ilaro as one of many areas that might be flooded, with warnings that these in flood-prone areas ought to relocate.
Poly Rector asks college students, employees to relocate
Meanwhile, the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Dr Mukail Aremu has requested employees and college students of the Institution to avoid flood-prone areas.
Aremu gave the warning throughout an on-the-spot evaluation of students-populated areas after the Friday and Saturday downpour.
While commiserating with those that misplaced valuables to the incident, the Rector charged the scholars to cease searching for lodging in areas susceptible to flooding, similar to Riverside, including that “those who are presently in such areas should relocate to safer places.”
The Rector said that the recommendation grew to become crucial following alerts of impending heavy rainfall in the approaching months as predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
He enjoined related authorities businesses in cost of emergency reduction, at each Federal and State ranges, to come back to the rescue of the affected college students and employees of the establishment.