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Residents of oko ope, ijede, Lagos are making a desperate plea for help after their community was submerged by severe flash floods. A video from a distressed resident shows an entire street and multiple homes under deep, muddy water, with the flood reaching up to the gates of houses.
Eko Hot Blog reports that a woman’s voice, speaking in Yoruba, is heard in the video calling for immediate assistance. She States that “Everything is gone, all our belongings are floating away.
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We have been carried away by the water.” She makes a direct and emotional appeal to everyone in Nigeria to listen and to the Lagos State Governor, whom she says they voted for.
The woman, speaking with a mix of despair and urgency, pleads with government officials to come to their rescue. She specifically mentions the date, August 4, 2025, and repeats that the flood has taken everything they own.
The video serves as a powerful visual and audio record of the scale of the disaster, with homes completely surrounded by floodwater and debris floating on the surface.
The incident highlights the vulnerability of communities to flooding and the urgent need for emergency response. The residents are not only facing the immediate danger of the flood but also the loss of their property and belongings.
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