Ondo State Government has sympathized with the Osemawe of Ondo and the people of Ondo kingdom on the flash flood that occurred in some parts of the community on Friday.
Property worth millions of naira were destroyed by flood which hit some parts of Ondo town, Ondo State on Friday.
The flood occurred in the ancient city after a heavy downpour which lasted for several hours on the fateful day.
Some of the areas affected include Itanla, Oka, Odo Ijomu, Bethlehem, Akure-Ondo Expressway among others.
It was gathered that many houses and vehicles in the affected streets were submerged by the flood sending many residents out of their houses. However, there was no loss of life in the incident.
This is just as Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered the evacuation of the affected areas and rapid response of the government to halt further damages.
The State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Oyeniyi Oseni, in a statement, declared that the State Government had put every necessary machinery in place to avert the possible flood as predicted by NIMET.
According to him, Amphibious Excavators had been deployed into critical erosion-prone areas in the state for dredging.
Oyeniyi posited that an Amphibious Excavator has been working in Ondo kingdom in the past two weeks, precisely in Laje and Oke-Odunwo, the areas identified as the most critical erosion prone locations, while the Amphibious Excavator had also carried out dredging activities in Akure, Igbokoda, and Ore.
Oseni said that his findings revealed the urgent need to further dredge some canals along Captain Cook up to the sawmill area of Ondo which will commence today (Saturday).
He promised that the Amphibious Excavator will continue to work in the area to allow free flow of water through the canal.
The Commissioner informed that the cause of the flooding on Friday also could be attributed to development on waterways in an Estate at Fagun and along Ife Road.
He, therefore, stated that his Ministry is going to collaborate with the relevant MDAs to address the unlawful development along the waterways.
He assured the monarch and the people of the town that the Amphibious Excavator would continue the dredging of the canal until the problem is resolved.
