Three persons have been confirmed dead after a heavy flood swept through Trademore Estate, Lugbe District, Abuja.
Confirming the incident, the Director-General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency, Abbas Idris, said several cars were also swept away by the flood following the downpour on Sunday night September 12.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&us_privacy=1—&client=ca-pub-2427099653703778&output=html&h=300&adk=2141876619&adf=667904977&pi=t.aa~a.1834861711~i.11~rp.4&w=360&lmt=1631546253&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=4779063894&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=360×300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F2021%2F9%2Fthree-killed-as-heavy-flood-sweeps-through-estate-in-abuja-photos-2.html&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=275&rw=330&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChAI8O37iQYQ69mqxfz00L80EkgAJfdw69ta4eMExWtRVXIlhxfqiMp7yleA1JafK1hEjvsNS0_tqi3RvkxhNitZhRAiHPQm0cN5JKiikDZGF7lJETZPiz6n8FE&uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiOSIsIiIsIkluZmluaXggWDY1MEIiLCI5Mi4wLjQ1MTUuMTE1IixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbF0.&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hdHRlc3RhdGlvbi5hbmRyb2lkLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjo2fV0.&dt=1631546252557&bpp=110&bdt=7214&idt=-M&shv=r20210908&mjsv=m202109080101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6f62d75ac2f0c0c6-2251d019a8c80035%3AT%3D1622665487%3ART%3D1622665487%3AS%3DALNI_MZ85Ep3SvTaGfc8Juk8Onrd6Hwi6g&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=2&correlator=4986236984628&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1187515804.1622665486&ga_sid=1631546248&ga_hid=1234929656&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=4&u_java=0&u_h=800&u_w=360&u_ah=800&u_aw=360&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=1006&biw=360&bih=616&scr_x=0&scr_y=137&eid=44747620%2C31062518%2C31060007%2C21067496%2C31062297&oid=3&pvsid=3341621687819579&pem=777&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C616%2C360%2C616&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=1152&bc=31&jar=2021-09-13-12&ifi=2&uci=a!2&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=tl6JXByWcH&p=https%3A//www.lindaikejisblog.com&dtd=673
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See more photos from the estate after the heavy flood below…
