Nigeria: Devastated By Flood, Abuja Residents Cry Out

1 September 2014

Residents of Trademore Estate, Lugbe, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are still counting their losses after they were held hostage for hours by a rampaging flood that over ran the estate recently. The flood, occasioned by a heavy downpour in Abuja, covered over 60 houses. Also affected was a Catholic Church still under construction, which was pulled down by the heavy flood.

The flood, which started at about 5:30 am kept all the residents indoors till around 8:30 am before they could move out of the estate.

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