Monday, June 24, 2024 –Popular Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja was to on Monday, June 24, submerged in flood following a heavy downpour.
Unconfirmed reports said that two people
were swept away by the flood.
The estate’s gate area was particularly
affected, with the prolonged rain rendering hundreds homeless and causing
extensive property damage.
A video which circulated on Monday morning,
showed the estate nearly completely submerged, with some properties seen
outside homes in the rain.
“This is Trademore Estate, federal
government we are pleading, two persons just died now, the water took them
away. Two persons swept away by this water, please we are begging. FCT minister
come and do something, we are appealing. See the Police Station is gone. These
are people’s residences, and water is everywhere. Minister of FCT, Honourable
Wike, please come to Trademore Estate, people are dying. Two people just died
this morning, what a pity.”
Recall that the flooding in the estate has
been a perennial occurrence every rainy season, which made the Federal Capital
Territory Administration (FCTA) promise to tackle it, but nothing has been
done.
Watch the video below
Two people reportedly missing as flood displace several families in Abuja (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/axyZ7xCd1d
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) June 24, 2024
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