Floods: Ogun residents must move
Residents of Mowe, Isheri, Akute, Mowe, Ibafo, Riverside Estate and other communities between Ogun and Lagos states have been urged to relocate.
The Ogun State government asked them to relocate temporarily to avoid loss of life and property from the floods.
According to the state government, the areas will experience "coastal flooding due to tidal blockage of the Ogun River by the Lagos Lagoon due to natural sea level rise, coupled with the possible release excessive water from the Oyan dam".< /p>
Residents of these areas, the government said, “should be prepared to temporarily relocate from these areas during the second rainy season, if necessary.”
Other communities invited to relocate include Alagbole, Warewa, Oke-Afa, Kara, Onihale and Ebute Kimobi, among others.
Ogun State Commissioner for Environment Ola Oresanya issued the warning when addressing reporters in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
Oresanya revealed that the call for relocation became necessary following the Nigeria Meteorological Agency's forecast of the 2023 flood warning in Ogun.
He alerted residents of Ogun to prepare for flash floods, saying the state expects 3,646mm of rainfall between April and November.
He recalled that Nigeria as a nation experienced the worst flooding on record in 2022, killing over 600 people and displacing an estimated 2.4 million others.
He asked residents of 23 other flood-prone communities to take urgent precautions to avoid the negative impact of the floods.
Oresanya warned residents to refrain from building over water channels and placing structures and containers or expanding commercial premises over sewers.
He also alerted residents of Onikoko, Sokori, and Arakanga areas in Abeokuta; Isaka Owode in Ado-Odo Ota; Ebute Kimobi in East Ijebu; the banks of the Owa and Yemule rivers in Ijebu-Ode; Eruwuru in Sagamu; Owode, Igijo, Ilaro and Ijoko, to expect flash floods due to heavy rains for short periods.
Farmers are also advised to complete their harvest in August and avoid farming and livestock keeping in flood-prone areas to avoid the adverse effects of flooding during the second rainy season of the year.
Residents of Mowe, Isheri, Akute, Mowe, Ibafo, Riverside Estate and other communities between Ogun and Lagos states have been urged to relocate.
The Ogun State government asked them to relocate temporarily to avoid loss of life and property from the floods.
According to the state government, the areas will experience "coastal flooding due to tidal blockage of the Ogun River by the Lagos Lagoon due to natural sea level rise, coupled with the possible release excessive water from the Oyan dam".< /p>
Residents of these areas, the government said, “should be prepared to temporarily relocate from these areas during the second rainy season, if necessary.”
Other communities invited to relocate include Alagbole, Warewa, Oke-Afa, Kara, Onihale and Ebute Kimobi, among others.
Ogun State Commissioner for Environment Ola Oresanya issued the warning when addressing reporters in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
Oresanya revealed that the call for relocation became necessary following the Nigeria Meteorological Agency's forecast of the 2023 flood warning in Ogun.
He alerted residents of Ogun to prepare for flash floods, saying the state expects 3,646mm of rainfall between April and November.
He recalled that Nigeria as a nation experienced the worst flooding on record in 2022, killing over 600 people and displacing an estimated 2.4 million others.
He asked residents of 23 other flood-prone communities to take urgent precautions to avoid the negative impact of the floods.
Oresanya warned residents to refrain from building over water channels and placing structures and containers or expanding commercial premises over sewers.
He also alerted residents of Onikoko, Sokori, and Arakanga areas in Abeokuta; Isaka Owode in Ado-Odo Ota; Ebute Kimobi in East Ijebu; the banks of the Owa and Yemule rivers in Ijebu-Ode; Eruwuru in Sagamu; Owode, Igijo, Ilaro and Ijoko, to expect flash floods due to heavy rains for short periods.
Farmers are also advised to complete their harvest in August and avoid farming and livestock keeping in flood-prone areas to avoid the adverse effects of flooding during the second rainy season of the year.
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