Osun govt warns residents over imminent flooding, heavy rainfall

The Osun State Government has warned residents crossed the authorities to hole for imaginable dense rainfall, flash flooding, and windstorms arsenic the rainy play intensifies.

The informing was contained successful a connection issued connected Monday by the Director-General and Special Envoy to the Governor connected Climate Change and Renewable Energy, Prof. Chinwe Obuaku.

According to the statement, “recent meteorological forecasts and biology observations showed that respective communities successful the authorities could acquisition aggravated rainfall susceptible of causing flooding, erosion, demolition of property, and postulation disruptions.”

The authorities besides warned that the expected upwind conditions could pb to nonaccomplishment of lives if residents failed to observe indispensable information measures during the period.

It advised radical surviving successful flood-prone areas, riverbank communities, low-lying environments, and locations with mediocre drainage systems to workout maximum caution passim the season.

“The authorities directed residents to instantly wide blocked drainage channels and waterways astir homes, offices, markets, and concern premises to guarantee escaped ...