Gbenga Oloniniran The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over a renewed threat of flash flooding in the state following the intensity of rainfall experienced on Thursday, which has been described as the heaviest in many months. The government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, obtained on Sunday, explained that coupled with the release of water by the authorities of Oyan Dam, the channels could no longer discharge into the rivers. He said the intensity of the rainfalls between Wednesday and Thursday led to the levels of the major rivers rising, thus making it difficult for the major drainage channels to discharge until it goes down.
Wahab said the latest flash flood advisory became necessary because the various data gathered from the weather monitoring stations in the state showed that Thursday’s average and maximum values were the highest so far this year. Wahab said, “In the past few weeks, the overall conditions observed show there’s been a drastic increase in water levels at our four gauge stations within the state, and we are fully aware that the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority is releasing water from two gates of the Oyan Dam, as announced earlier.” “A few days ago, at Kara, the water level recorded 2.
2m which most likely might hit the threshold any time soon. At Isheri-North GRA, the water level was recorded at 20.015m which is above the flood threshold.
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