PHOTONEWS: Morning Downpour Floods Major Streets in Karu, Nasarawa State

Heavy showers in Abuja, FCT, and its neighbouring communities in the morning of August 27, Tuesday, caused flooding of some major streets in nearby Mararraba suburb of Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.

Karu is home to thousands of people, many of who work in Abuja.

Samaila Garba, a resident of Karu, told the reporters that the main road leading into residential areas in Mararraba was heavily flooded.

“Right now, water is everywhere, one cannot even walk on foot, not to talk of car or motor cycle,” he said.

However, he pointed out that the street has drainages on both sides, but “people dump all sort of things on the drainages and they are all blocked, so the water has nowhere to go except the road.”

Mr. Garba further revealed that apart from blocking the main road, the water is also “rushing into the houses located by the road side”. 

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Source: Premium Times

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