Flood Sweeps Away Four-Year-Old Girl In Lagos

By Olamilekan Alani

The residence of Olabode Street  in the Papa-Asafa area of Orile in Agege, Lagos State  on Thursday were thrown into a state of mourning when a four years old Azeezat suddenling went missing due to the heavy downpoured.

While some residents were seen lamenting the rate at which their homes had been flooded by the downpour, some other residents were seen using buckets to bail out water from their various homes in the area.

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said a search and rescue operation to locate the whereabouts of the missing victim had commenced.

“A response team from the agency has immediately commenced the search and rescue after reports of a four-year-old child being carried away by the flood were received by witnesses,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.