Heavy downpour on Wednesday has left the Iyanaba area of Lagos submerged by flood.
Commuters and motorists could be seen stranded on the road.
Meanwhile, in another video seen on social media, the
Iyana-Iworo, Olopo Meji area leading to the 3rd Mainland Bridge underwater has
also been hit by flood.
Iyana-Oworo, Olopo meji area heading to 3rd Mainland Bridge this morning is completely flooded, causing long traffic that extends to Alapere.
— JayNaijaTv (@JayNaijaTv) July 3, 2024
Start Typing that Dear HR email cos this rain 😂
pic.twitter.com/xnh14TOw6I
The flood rendered the road almost impassable causing
gridlock for commuters.
An X user who tweets as #JayNaijaTv shared a video of the
flooded area with the caption, “Iyana-Oworo, Olopo meji area heading to 3rd
Mainland Bridge this morning is completely flooded, causing long traffic that
extends to Alapere.”
Heavy downpour causes flood in Iyanaba area of Lagos as commuters, motorists stranded pic.twitter.com/ulVL1qsY0N
— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) July 3, 2024
Situation report at Lekki Garden Estate after the rainfall pic.twitter.com/cmQ5sejRv0
— Pulse Nigeria (@PulseNigeria247) July 3, 2024
VIDEO: Adia Estate, near the canal in Sholuyi, hit by severe flooding, with many homes submerged due to flood water overflowing onto the roads and houses, in Lagos, on Wednesday.
— LEADERSHIP NEWS (@LeadershipNGA) July 3, 2024
Credit: X | MyGbagada pic.twitter.com/QF1jJN7kis
- Lagos Resident raises alarm after flood sacked a section of their compound and submerged cars.
— Postsubman (@Postsubman) July 3, 2024
pic.twitter.com/r0ReyBuTBc
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has
predicted thunderstorm and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country.
NiMet`s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja
predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Jigawa, Kano,
Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba and Adamawa states.
“While afternoon/evening thunderstorms are expected over
parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe states.
“Thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Federal
Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue and Niger states in the North
Central in the morning.“
Later in the day, thunderstorms are expected over parts of
Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, the Federal Capital Territory and Benue
states,” it said.
According to NiMet, morning rains are expected over parts of
Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Ogun, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states
in the southern region.
It anticipated high prospects of continuous rains for Lagos
which might lead to flooding.
The agency forecast thunderstorms with rains over the entire
region during the afternoon and evening hours.
NiMet predicted morning thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna states on Thursday with thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and Jigawa states later in the day.
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