Friday, July 18, 2008

WATER EVERYWHERE

hello,
i know it seems like everyone one knows that lagos is surounded by water an island is more approriate but on tuesdaythe 15th of july 2008 everyone who almost had forgotten woke up to that reality. In fact lagos was not only surrounded by water but was in water. The rain started some time in the early hours of the tuesday morning and continued almost throughout that day.For me living in surulere it was a disaster although i was lucky to be living on the first floor of my building but those living on the ground floor started scooping water off the house as early as 5 am that morning . To get out of my house was not funny as i had to pull my shoes, roll my jean up and battle with the dirty water that had filtered in from the very shallow gutters to the street i wondered is this the Idea of the so acclaimed mega city? In fact for a moment i thought i was some where else you can guess.................................
As i moved out of my house to the street the story was not different but worse, you need the see, the whole place flooded it seemed everyone forgot that the rains would come even the government, as no one was prepared for this nature show. Is it the traffick? infact anyone one who had canoe or boat on that day would have become an instant millionaire because it would have been so resourceful. Hmmmm............................. the season is not over yet and i hope after this incidence everyone would be on the alert so as not to be cought unawares. What solution do i Proffer? Good rubber shoes and canoes to wade through the waters . Am serious it is not a laughing issue some poeple are still draining off water from their apartment now.
From Me
The Eagle's eye