PHOTOS: Trapped in flood — how residents of Lagos community are struggling to survive
For residents of Owode Elede along Ikorodu road in Lagos state, the recent flooding is the worst.
While neighbouring communities have recovered from the effect of the constant rainfall, they are still struggling to survive.
Cars have been submerged, houses filled with stagnant water while business places have been shut.
TheCable visited Owode Elede earlier in the week and these pictures tell it all:
Life must go on
An aerial view of Owode Elede
No passengers? This young man putting on a white shirt takes time to relax inside one of the canoes
Residents ‘cooled off’ in this spot before the flood
A petty trader manages to keep her store open.
A pastor making his way to the church
Anglican Primary School under lock
Thankfully, the flags are still standing
And with flood comes weeds.
This street wasn’t this way a few months back
We didn’t meet anyone inside this church when we visited
This house looks like being a little above the water, but for how long?
Submerged cars
It’s time to go home
Closed shops at Owode Elede
A pregnant woman walks through the flooded street
Two houses ‘united’ by flood
A woman discussing with her neighbour
Another resident inside her apartment.
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