The bike rider, however, got close to the other side of the road but was swept off alongside his bike by the flood. Efforts to save him proved abortive as he was washed away in the flood. Watch the video below ... Instagram post.
The governor, who empathised with the flood victims, also set up a task force to coordinate the distribution of relief materials to the affected communities.
The Chairman was also at the home of Nendirmwa Kamshinen, a pregnant woman who sustained injuries as a result of the flood. Kamshinen explained that she was carried by the flood while crossing the bridge.
in parts of the state until the flood waters disperse and work to decongest drainage channels in all densely populated areas before we face another flood disaster.
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) network centre on Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos, has been shut owing to the flood which accrued from the rainfall of the early hours of Saturday.
The agency identified the major cause of the flood as indiscriminate dumping of refuse in rivers and erection of illegal structures on waterways and flood path.
In an apparent reaction to the flood scare, Ada Jesus in a video shared on her Insta-story, expressed deep concern about the impending flood, while stating that she is not a good swimmer and is at risk of being swept away by the water.
Special Adviser to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed on Emergency and Relief Services, Alhaji Duro Mohammed, disclosed this while inspecting the havoc caused by flood in Patigi yesterday.
A wedding ceremony in Warri, Delta state was disrupted on Saturday, July 15, after the hall to be used for the wedding reception was overtaken by flood water.