I survived the Lekki flood of 8th Jul 2017steemCreated with Sketch.

in blog •  7 years ago  (edited)

Dramatic I know. That saturday morning I decided to brave what was at the time a light drizzle in my part of town -the Mainland- to head to the the Island and got to experience it in person.

I got stuck in traffic for over 30mins, then had to get down from the Uber I was in, and had to wade in knee high water, then walk a long distance, then get on a motorcycle (aka okada) to get to where I was going.

There are photos and videos of people swimming and even canoeing in the flood!
This flooding happens every year but has never been this bad.

Here's a photo I took from the top of the pedestrian bridge
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This is the area where the flooding occurred
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Ever since I got back to mine on Sunday, I've been sick with a fever and a running stomach.

Drawing posts and Captain Awkward comics will resume once I'm feeling better.

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Good content
Keep sharing good posts!