Flood occurred in Ondo state on Friday, destroying millions of properties after a heavy downpour that lasted for several hours.
Gatekeepers News reports that some of the areas affected include Itanla, Oka, Odo Ijomu, Bethlehem, and Akure-Ondo Expressway among others.
According to reports; though there was no loss of lives, many houses and vehicles in the affected streets were submerged by the flood, which made many residents leave their houses.
The state government has ordered evacuation in the affected areas and rapid response has begun to stop further damages.
The state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Oyeniyi Oseni announced this through a statement released on Saturday.
He noted that the state government had put every necessary machinery in place to avert the flood in the future.
Oseni added that Amphibious Excavators had been deployed into critical erosion-prone areas in the state for dredging.
The commissioner noted that “the cause of the flooding on Friday also could be attributed to development on waterways in an estate at Fagun and along Ife road area of the community.”
He further noted that his ministry was going to collaborate with the relevant section of the government to address the unlawful development along the waterways.
