It is a Wednesday to forget for many Lagos residents as flooding took over residential areas and major roads across Lagos State following days of heavy rainfall.
The downpours which started on in the middle of the night lasted till evening resulting in severe flooding in various parts of the city, including Ibeju-Lekki, Isolo Ketu, Oworonshoki, Oshodi, Epe and Sangotedo among others.
Some residents attributed the flooding to the blocked waterways due to indiscriminate dumping of waste in the localities.
Some videos obtained by Theliberationnews showed commuters stranded at various bus stops and many residents abandoning their houses due to the terrifying downpour.
Many residents of Okota in Isolo are area of the state spent all morning bailing water out of their flooded apartments.
Motorists have to spend hours on the road coming through Alapere to the Third Mainland Bridge.
Also, heavily flooded was the Iyana-Oworo-Olopomeji area heading to the Third Mainland Bridge, causing heavy traffic that extended to Alapere.
The downpour caused a tree to fall around Airport U-turn in Oshodi.
