3 reportedly killed in Abuja flood

Three people have reportedly lost their lives in an early

morning flood in Lokogoma axis of the Federal Capital

Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The tragedy was said to have occurred on Thursday, August 17.

Officers of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),

are said to be trying to recover corpses of the deceased as at the

time of filing this report.

Other residents declared missing are yet to be seen, The Sun

reports.

The news outlet also reports that minister of FCT, Muhammad

Bello, has 'directed that rescue efforts be raised to ensure that

residents in the affected areas are evacuated immediately.'

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