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Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by tpia5: 6:09pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
alj_harem: my point is flooding happens every year in parts of the US. likewise, wildfires. lagos state govt is not superman and i'm sure will do whatever it can to alleviate the situation, but with the overpopulation of lagos, it's a very tough call. of course telling developers and tenants not to live in or market flood prone areas, isnt an option because our suffering is too much in nigeria. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Nobody: 6:10pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
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Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:11pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
tpia@: my sister/wife ok i would listen my wife ![]() |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by ektbear: 6:11pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Eko Ile: Thanks, I didn't know that. Anyway, at topic, fixing drainage needs to be a high priority over the next year if we want to prevent a repeat. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by hackney(m): 6:11pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
They should have at least built a good heavy duty drainage system knowing the area. Oh, wait , someone ate the money. monkeys |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by EkoIle1: 6:13pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
satani22: Apart from Nature, the primary challenge facing Lagosians with flooding remains with Lagosians anf their indifference and ignorance per drainage blockage. What about people building on and obstructing the drainage systems? What about everybody and their mama dumping trash into the drainage system? Your is nothing but a misplaced and misguided anger. I still want you to prove to me that the state did not build any drainage system within the last 12 years? |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Nobody: 6:13pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Eko Ile: Oloorun, if there's a proper drainage system in place Lagos would not get flooded like this after just three or four hours rain. Going by your brain-dead arguments, if it rains for an entire day straight we should all drown. Internet Muuumuuu |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by armyofone(m): 6:14pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
so sad, hope they are able to do something abt the water so that life will go on quickly. the flooding in the US, Army Corps of Engineers are always at work. Hopefully the Nigerian Army Engineers will do something to help. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:15pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
ziddy: gbamammm people need to stop debated with this ideeiot called eko ile he is just saying rubbish to make acn/tinubu/fashola look good instead of looking at it objectively |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Ikengawo: 6:17pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
LOL so nigerians think the government controls the weather too? wooooww! |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by ChiDalu1: 6:18pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
As per the issue of drainage, Lagosians are also not helping matters at all. People empty their trash in gutters and on the streets, why wont the drainges be blocked?!. I am not trying to support Fashola unneccessarily but the guy is trying abeg. He is doing a lot right now in the area of road & proper drainage construction. It will take a while for us to see the whole effect. Cut d guy some slack abeg, Rome wasn't buiolt in a day! |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:19pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Ikengawo: lol nigerians think the government could have done something to prevent flooding in an already known flood prone area woooww! mumu |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by ektbear: 6:20pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Ikengawo: Very moronic post |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Wallie(m): 6:21pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Here’s a fact: the highest point in all the islands in Lagos is only 22 feet (7 meters) above sea level. That means that the lower lying areas will always witness flood when there’s heavy rain as the surrounding lagoons will start back-flowing. When you compound the topological problems with blocked-drainage, you will get pure wahala! The bottom line is that water has to flow somewhere and only travels downhill. If water has to travel uphill, then you better get your pumps ready and protect your city with a levee. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:22pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Chi-Dalu: here comes sentimentality again ask urself this question why did you elect a person? is it not to sever the people that elected him in the position at the first place rome was not built in a day but was built with brains and not mediocrity and sentiments the guy is doing what excatly, i ask he is not even building new road,he is patching the old road eko altantic is not even the states project so what is he doing |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by ladej(m): 6:23pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
alj_harem:good comeback |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Dedax(m): 6:23pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
If you cannot proffer a solution to the challenges of flooding please just keep quiet. If you know the solution let us hear it, let them know it. Yes it is there and a big painful problem. However know that people who are far from idiots are brainstorming day and night to find a solution. Next time you dispose any sort of rubbish inappropriately or fail to let your clueless neighbor sweeping dirt into the gutters know the error of his way, please realize that YOU are the one flooding Lagos. Stop ranting and be a solution instead of looking for someone to blame. The Governor is an individual. What can he do to better society where everyone believes being decent and responsible is another "fool's" duty. In most places the drainage facilities are there, it is mostly the complacency and irresponsibility of we citizens that is flooding Lagos. Stop throwing blame and get down to being part of the solution. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by EkoIle1: 6:24pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Of was use is your drainage system with every ignorant lagosian is building on the drainage system and dumping trash into the drainage system Also about the US pictures I posted, do you mean the states involved should have done something to since they experience the same thing every year? You are not making any sense. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:26pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
ladej: thank you alj_harem: eko ile tell us now this are the figures before u start saying rubbish |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by EkoIle1: 6:28pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
alj_harem: You are a lair, we've posted pictures of so many new roads and bridges in Lagos. Olodo, |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Wallie(m): 6:28pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
ziddy: The answer to your question depends on how fast the rain is falling! If it rains for an entire day but the rain per inches per time is very little, the drainage might be able to keep up and successfully drain all the water. However, if the rain per inches is very high in a short amount of time, even the best drainage system in the world will flood, which is why you have flash-flooding. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by ronkebp(f): 6:30pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Eko-Ile, leave them joor, as if they themselves if they give them a chance to rule, they would immediately build drainage system, Despite all what the governor is doing, people no still dey satisfied, e be God, ? must he do everything? infact, no, can he do everything, ? |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Kobojunkie: 6:30pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Much of the city is NOT below sea level. Most parts are still at least 5 meters above sea-level, flooding is a problem in ALL parts of the state. As of 2004, the highest point on Lagos island was submitted to have been about 7 meters above sea level. There are rarely hurricanes/Tornadoes in Lagos each year for one to compare Lagos to cities in places like Louisiana, or Mississippi etc. many of which are below sea level and experience flooding every other year. This problem is simply caused as a result of improper drainage. If you had lived in the same Lagos back in the 70's/80's you would know that the problem was never this bad. Even Ikorodu now experiences serious flooding, something that was rare back only 10 years ago. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by satani22: 6:31pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Eko Ile: guy i like honest pple and not just mere fanatics.i will show u somethings i just read online now.i reside in Ikoyi and working Ikoyi.I ve been a witness to many problems.like i did posted,in the op, theres a reclamation being done presently and directly opposite Dolphin estate which used to be the main in flow of drainage from Dolphin.everyone knows that this reclamation is one of the causes of the problems we Ikoyi residents face. Study lists causes of Ikoyi, Victoria Island floods EXCESSIVE rainfall coupled with design[b] defects of drainage channels have been blamed for the protracted flooding of the high-brow neighbourhood of Ikoyi and Victoria Island.[/b] Results of the data collected show that flooding of the Victoria Island and Ikoyi is predominantly caused by excessive rains which are very prevalent during the months of June, July, September and October. To alleviate the menace of these flood-prone neighbourhoods, the study recommended that some drainage channels must be re-routed to increase their efficiency; repair some of the concrete channels, while earthen channels have to be built with concrete; while screen bars should be installed along some drainage channels. Others included fencing of some drainage channels to discourage people from using them as dump sites; increase the beach height along the Bar Beach above astronomical high tides; construct new channels and rehabilitate old ones with enough drainage heads; embark on a comprehensive survey of all drainage channels, and sustained public enlightenment to discourage residents from dumping their refuse into drainage channels. http://www.unesco.org/csi/act/lagos/flood5.htm its clear from the above that theres much to be done by the government. that's my point no fight against any government |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:31pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Eko Ile: keep deceiving yourself, lagos state gets 250 billion every year that is apart from the fg allocations where as all the money gone to, let me guess to tinubus bellview,.lol now lagos state is denying 20 billion every month, like we are dumb keep decieving urself and ur followers |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by MMM2(m): 6:33pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
aba is now improving more than lag. ![]() |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by emmke(m): 6:33pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Really quite sad. But i thought some of u southerners are quite happy that there is desert encroachment up north? U see. Dont wish bad on others. There's a God afterall. |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:34pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
M M M: shattap my friend, aba wey be like pig house ![]() |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by Sunofgod(m): 6:34pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
Farewell Lagos: Sea level rise threatens Lagos |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by aljharem3: 6:34pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
emmke: u dey mind them |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by ektbear: 6:36pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
I would much rather fight the sea than the desert. Dutch at least have figured out how to fight the sea for 100s of years now. Desert? Dunno anyone who has defeated that |
Re: Lagos Flood. Fashola &tinubu Failed In Fixing Drainage Prbls In Lagos In 12years by shawonlese: 6:36pm On Jun 17, 2011 |
In everything, give thanks. Whilst you are lamenting, someone is happy for the transformation.
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