Nigeria: Lagos Groans As Floods Wreck Havoc

29 June 2012

Flooded roads and homes, broken down vehicles, stranded commuters and anguished residents. That was the lot of Lagos Thursday after over 12 hours of downpour flooded many parts of the metropolis and its suburbs.

The rain, which started on Wednesday evening, increased in intensity by 1 am yesterday and did not subside until 7 am in some parts of the state.

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