There was pandemonium in Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) when rain washed off many houses built on waterways, leaving three dead.
There was pandemonium in Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory when rain washed off many houses built on waterways, leaving three dead.
Bridges leading to Ikwa, Yimi and other villages inside Zuba were flooded and damaged, leaving motorists scampering to alternative but unmotorable roads.Residents were seen in clusters, sympathising with affected families whose properties had been washed off.All the houses, about ten to twenty metres from the river bank, were completely submerged.
But the attempt to ferry the second child to safety turned tragic as the child mistakenly fell into the water and was washed away.Residents were seen drying their clothes, mattresses and other items salvaged from the flood. According to him: “A family of five was washed away at Giri. We got one body and still searching for four.
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