The Lagos State Government has alerted residents of some flood-prone areas of the state to prepare for possible flash floods, rising water levels and riverbank overflows between June 14 and June 21.
The government issued the warning in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adeshina, on Monday.
The statement noted that the warning stemmed from a flood prediction update by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, which classified some communities in the state as critical flood-risk areas.
Adeshina noted that the Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Mahamood Adegbite, disclosed that the affected areas include Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Lekki, Ojo, Orile-Agege, Surulere, Agege, Alimosho and Kosofe.
The statement noted that the flood prediction update, signed by the Director of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management at the Federal Ministry of Environment,
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