Osogbo residents cry out as flood overtakes homes

Residents of Osogbo person raised the alarm arsenic rising waters from the Osun River flood their homes and communities.

DAILY POST gathered that the astir affected areas successful the superior metropolis included Oke-Jetu, Baruwa, immoderate parts of Awosuru, and communities located on the banks of the Osun River.

Affected residents, who spoke with DAILY POST on Wednesday, expressed vexation and sadness implicit the development.

Many of them lamented that they had to wantonness their enactment and businesses successful bid to salvage their properties.

Also, residents were observed successful the areas visited packing their belongings arsenic the floodwaters continued to rise.

A resident, popularly known arsenic Iya Ify, disclosed that the h2o started entering their location astir midnight and that she had not slept since then.

“I americium tired. We started packing retired our things astir midnight erstwhile we noticed the h2o leaking into our apartment. I could not cry. My hubby and I person been packing retired our things.

“We had to instrumentality our children determination they could enactment for the meantime,” she said.

Another resident, Adelaju Folarin, expressed astonishment that the h2o had risen to that level.

He added that since helium moved into the flat much than a decennary ago,...