Suleja, a town near Abuja experienced massive flooding on Sunday which is as a result of a heavy rain that reportedly fell for hours and led to the death of at least 20 people.
A heavy rain that lasted more than 12 hours, has reportedly led to the death of not less than 20 people in Suleja, a town near Abuja, on Sunday, July 9
It was gathered that the rain, which reportedly started around the evening of Saturday, July 8 fell without stop till the afternoon of Sunday.
In a video shared by Sahara Reporters, residents of the area could be seen helping each other across the streets with homes submerged in flood.
Watch the video clips below;
VIDEO: An eyewitness Jubril Mohammed narrates how a man lost 8 members of his family to the flood in Suleja near FCT, Abuja. pic.twitter.com/fUFySY2xsi
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) July 9, 2017
VIDEO: Residents of Suleja near FCT, Abuja trying to rescue persons caught in the flood as govt emergency services are now where to be found pic.twitter.com/Ky2uIU6KXB
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) July 9, 2017
VIDEO: Local divers engage in rescue of Suleja residents caught in wild flooding that's killed 20 persons today pic.twitter.com/a3kZ6l5jmE
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) July 9, 2017
Source: Tori
