Heavy downpour which started from the early hours of Friday morning in Abuja has once again left the popular trademore estate in distress.
DopeReporters.com gathered that at least 116 houses at the popular Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were submerged while property worth hundreds of millions of naira damaged in a heavy downpour on Friday.
Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr Abbas G.Idriss, confirmed this in a statement on Friday.
Four other persons were rescued and were in stable condition, according to the Nigerian rescue agency.
Residents of the estate were seen during the downpour, trying to save their lives and salvage their property after their houses were submerged.
Trademore Estate has over the years suffered from a series of devastating effects of flooding with lives and property worth billions of naira lost.
Occupants of the estate however heaved a sigh of relief during the 2022 rainy season as they were not affected by flood despite the heavy rainfalls recorded in the year.
The owner of the estate had carried out re-engineering remediation work which ensured expansion of gutters and demolition of buildings standing along flood plains.
As at the time of filing this report, stakeholders responding to the flood on the estate are NEMA, Fire Service, FCT FEMA, Red Cross and Federal Ministry of Environment-Flood department.
