FEMA warns FCT residents of severe flood, confirms water washed man away in Lugbe
The FCT Emergency Management Agency has warned FCT residents to avoid flooded areas to avert the dangers of becoming victims of flood.
Abbas said most of the deaths recorded in the past from flood in the FCT were as a result of non-compliance to instructions and early warnings. He further revealed that the Search and Rescue team of the agency recently discovered the body of one Mr Garba Joseph, 43-year-old from Akoka-Edo of Edo State, after two days search from a flooded river around TradeMoore Estate, Lugbe, in Abuja
“He said they were warned to go back, however, three of them went back but one man insisted on crossing, unfortunately, the water overpowered him and washed him away.
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