Heavy rainfall cripples Lagos

On Sunday the city of Lagos was crippled as heavy rainfall rendered the state impassable,the roads were rendered unmotorable, while residents in some areas struggled to salvage their household items from the flood.

Vehicular and human movements, including commercial activities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub were paralysed.
The rain, which started at about 5am in most parts of the state, lasted till late into the night, flooding homes and roads across the state.

Meanwhile, Governor Babatunde Fashola declared a public holiday for all public schools in the state.

According to a respondent based in the Netherlands; If the Lagos state government had concentrated on effective flood control measures across the state we would have have been able to control the flood levels. The Netherlands is below sea but they have been able to control flood by building a network of canal which run through their cities. Lagos needs 30ft wide flood channel that will act as storm drain along every major street. BRF had better discontinue the Eko Atlantic project and concentrate on building proper drains for Lagos, in doing this only competent construction firms track records most be engaged, not the likes of Hitech who invert 3ft culvert across a highway as drains check Lekki expressway and the disaster they 've created in the Area. If heavy rain fall can bring us to a halt what will high tides and ocean surge ..

The ministry of Environment started a drainage project Last year in Lekki during the rains, the contractors abandoned that project on Silverbird Tv road and Agungi area till date. The question is. How do you start a drainage construction job in the peak of the rainy season only to abandon it during the dry season ?? its the same across the state.