{"id":354,"date":"2025-07-04T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingjoseph.live\/?p=354"},"modified":"2025-07-05T06:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T06:56:26","slug":"flood-causes-havoc-in-ondo-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingjoseph.live\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"FLOOD CAUSES HAVOC IN ONDO COMMUNITY ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Flood has taken over some major roads and streets in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, following a torrential rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flood, it was gathered, wreaked havoc as the rainfall continued on Friday, disrupting economic activities as people were unable to connect their various destinations in the town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major roads in the ancient town, such as: Erinje area, Ogungbo junction, and Ode Etikan, which had no drainage, were reportedly affected by the flood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation was also not different from some parts of Ereke, Ayetitun, and Temidire area, which were partly submerged, creating traffic gridlocks across the town\u2019s commercial nerve centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A legal practitioner and resident of Okitipupa, Barrister Wale Omolegbon Odusola, shared the devastated flooding and conditions of the roads in a two-seconds video on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was gathered the flood also hit the major road leading to the residence of the chairman of the local government, Andrew Ogunsakin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But some residents, who spoke to The Nation, attributed the flooding to the blockage of waterways and refusal to construct proper drainage system on the roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the residents, Adeleye Ibukun, explained that his residence has been submerged by the flood, lamenting that the situation has hindered him from assessing his compound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ibukun, the flood was due to improper channelling of flood water that led to blockage and building on drainage right of ways in the town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s devastating as i speak with you. The whole place is flooded. We can\u2019t even access the roads. Everywhere is full of water, and people cannot pass through to their house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe problem is a result of improper channelling of water drainage system on the major street. Most of the houses were constructed without drainage. It\u2019s sad right now,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident, Seyi Awoyemi Ige, also lamented that his house was submerged by water, noting that the development was a result of the lack of a functional drainage system in the new housing site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called on the Ondo State government to rescue the residents of the town before things got out of hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t access my house. Even those who have cars are stranded due to the flood. I have to rely on commercial motorcycles because the road leading to my house is currently cut off from the major road due to the flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cWe are begging the government to come to our rescue. I live in a new site where there is no drainage, which makes the water run into residential homes, rendering us homeless,\u201d Ige added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LG chairman, Ogunsakin confirmed the flooding incident when contacted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe secretary of the local government has visited the affected areas and we already making intervention,\u201d he told our reporter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had predicted a heavy rainfall and strong winds in Ondo and 30 other states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the natural disaster came amid effort by the State Government to avert another cycle of flood-related destruction in major cities of the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, the State gyovernment began the clearing of waterways and cracking down on illegal structures blocking natural water channels across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kjnga Olumide, the administrative secretary, Ministry of Environment in the state had disclosed that three amphibious excavators have been deployed to critical flood-prone zones both in the northern, central and southern senatorial districts as part of the state\u2019s emergency flood response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe excavators, now actively working and our mandate is clear, these machines must run concurrently to ease water flow and stop erosion from wreaking havoc,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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