Four persons got drowned and property worth millions of naira destroyed in Obosi community near Onitsha, following a downpour that lasted for about five hours, a correspondent of NAN reports.

The rain which started in the early hours of Friday, collapsed a four-storey uncompleted building in the Owelle Aja area of the community and flooded many houses, with their occupants trapped.

NAN correspondent observed that some of the affected residents were removing their property soaked by the rain while others were laying sandbags and trying to create access for the flood water.

NAN also observed that residents of Oduke Layout were wailing as a family of four were said to have drowned in the flood water.

Speaking to NAN, a landlord in the community, Chief Achebe Ifemaje, urged the government to move fast to re-plan the community and stop land speculators from selling every space of land without regard to the flow of water in the community.

“What has happened is a big lesson to everyone, especially where people refuse to plan but put money first rather than the safety of lives.

“We appeal to Gov. Willie Obiano to come and re-plan the entire Obosi community especially its layouts and Owelle Aja areas,” he said

An indigene of Obosi, Mr Michael Chukwurah, urged government to stop land speculators from indiscriminate division of land into parcels and restore the master-plan of the community by removing structures that blocked water passage.

“It is a lie that Obosi does not have a master-plan. It is the land speculators that are peddling that rumour to get more land to sell.

“We do have a master-plan and prominent people in Obosi should invite government to come and do the needful,” Chukwurah said.

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/flood-kills-4-people-and-destroyed.html

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This is bad. Really bad. Our urban planning in this country is wack. Drainage are not constructed or badly constructed.
This is one aspect of urbanisation all states need to take seriously, not just Abuja.

the worst aspect of it is that our useless state and local Government doesn't know what is called "town planing" every one builds houses where they wish to, some places meant for drainage has been occupied by houses yet the foolish ASUDEB is busy enjoying the money collected for house owners

This is becoming a worrisome trend in our urban areas. Over to you, Gov. Obiano.

dapyd1:
This is bad. Really bad. Our urban planning in this country is wack. Drainage are not constructed or badly constructed.
This is one aspect of urbanisation all states need to take seriously, not just Abuja.

Indeed. So far, the only construction project with a good urban planning is eko Atlantic.

wiating fior the day there will be a good town planing in anambra state. for now, the state and local Government is as clueless as the dauradinho

This are the pressing issues Nnamdi Kunnu ought to be discussing on Ladio BiafLa, instead the albino is busy shouting baboons and monkeys.

That's serious