Heavy rain, which lasted over three hours has resulted in flooding, rendering over 1,000 residents of Odota area of Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state, homeless.
It was gathered that flood victims in affected areas, including traders, were on Tuesday busy salvaging their damaged belongings from the flood.
The residents said that many of them including children and aged had moved to their neighbours’ houses that were not badly affected to seek refuge.
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Reacting on the incident, the Chairman of the Landlords Association in the affected areas, Alhaji Yahaya Olowo-Beki attributed the flood to lack of drainage after the completion of the Geri Alimi underpass.
He said the flooding had become constant occurrence in the area since the completion of the underpass.
Olowo-Beki appealed to the Kwara government to provide drainage at the sides of the underpass to curb the constant flooding in the area.
When contacted, the Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of Environment Alhaji Al-Amin Amasa said the flooding was caused as a result of lack of proper layout in the affected areas.
He noted that the residents’ failure to create waterways during the building of their houses gave room for flooding.
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