A downpour on Saturday morning left residents battling floods and calling on their governments for help in parts of Lagos, Ogun and Bayelsa states. In Ogun, residents of Shalom Estate, Arepo called on the state government to come to their rescue following the flooding of the area after the Saturday downpour. The heavy rain started at 12:15 am on Saturday and lasted for over two hours. Our correspondent who visited some affected areas observed that residents were making use of footbridges, also known as ‘monkey bridges’, to access their houses. Another resident, who gave her name as Mrs Kuro, said the rain flooding would increase the presence of mosquitoes in the environment.

Source: Punch June 26, 2021 23:48 UTC