Lagos Rainstorm Uproots Trees, Destroys Vehicles, Buildings

An early morning rainstorm in some parts of Lagos State on Sunday left many residents counting their losses, as they bemoaned the destruction that followed the downpour.

The rain, which started around 8am, fell for over three hours.

A resident on Muri Okunola Street, near Burger Chicken, Victoria Island, Stan Evans, said the rainstorm uprooted trees in the community, which fell on at least five cars and several buildings.

It was gathered that power lines were not spared by the raging storm.

Evans said, “I woke up this morning (Sunday) around 8.30am and saw the level of destruction the rainstorm caused. It uprooted trees on the street, which fell on some cars parked on the street; some buildings were also damaged. One of the SUVs was completely wrecked; the other four got severely damaged.

“Already, the power lines are being pulled off the road by the electric company, while labourers have started cutting the trees in order to clear the debris.” Different exotic cars were damaged by the fallen trees.

Some of the residents could also be seen trying to cut the trees and drag them off the vehicles.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi  Oke-Osanyitolu, did not take his calls, which rang out multiple times.

He had also yet to respond to a text message from reporters on the incident as of the time of filing this report.

The Head of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Adeseye Margaret, said that there was no report of any damage or casualties due to the rainstorm.