Flooding in Lagos leaves commuters, motorists stranded

Heavy downpour on Wednesday has left the Iyanaba area of Lagos submerged by flood, stranding commuters and motorists on the road.

Meanwhile, another video circulating on social media shows the Iyana-Oworo, Olopo Meji area, leading to the 3rd Mainland Bridge, also severely flooded, making the road nearly impassable and causing significant gridlock.

An X user, #JayNaijaTv, shared a video of the flooded area, captioning it, “Iyana-Oworo, Olopo meji area heading to 3rd Mainland Bridge this morning is completely flooded, causing long traffic that extends to Alapere.”

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country.

NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Tuesday in Abuja, forecasts morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Taraba, and Adamawa states, with afternoon/evening thunderstorms expected over Adamawa, Taraba, Jigawa, Kaduna, Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe states.

In the North Central region, morning thunderstorms are predicted over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, Kogi, Plateau, Benue, and Niger states, with later thunderstorms over Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, the Federal Capital Territory, and Benue states.

In the southern region, NiMet expects morning rains over parts of Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Ogun, Abia, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states, with a high probability of continuous rains in Lagos, potentially leading to further flooding. The agency also forecasts thunderstorms with rains over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours.

For Thursday, NiMet predicts morning thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna states, with later thunderstorms over Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Jigawa states.