No fewer than 116 houses were affected after an early morning rain flooded the Trademore Estate along Airport Road in Federal Capital Territory.
The residents of the area had been hit by severe flood, as many houses were submerged by the rainfall in the early hours of Friday.
The Quest Times gathered that the rain left some of the residents of the estate swimming out of their various houses while looking for a safety zone.
However, the Director General, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Emergency Management Agency, Dr Abbas Idriss who confirmed the incident emphasized that no life was lost.
“There were concerns earlier that at least one life was lost in the incident,” he said.
Idriss appealed to residents whose houses are built on the water channel to relocate, stressing that the flood at Trademore Estate was caused by infractions on the water channel.
Nkechi Isa, Head, Public Affairs at FEMA quoted her boss as saying that the Trademore estate was prone to flooding.
Idriss explained, “The floods have receded, l appreciate all stakeholders and residents for their efforts and cooperation at Trademore Estate to ensure that no life was lost.”