Police Command in Lagos said that a yet-to-be identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle @benHundeyin…
Landslides kill 4 in Indonesia’s West Papua
At least four people have been killed after rain-triggered landslides hit the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua on Sunday. The country’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), said in a statement on Tuesday. One has been rescued in the disaster…
Burning Man: Police investigating death during heavy rain
An investigation has been launched into the death of a person during torrential rain at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada. Thousands of people remain stranded at the event after the bad weather turned the ground…
Death toll from South Korea’s heavy rain rises to 40, 9 missing
The death toll from heavy rain in recent days in South Korea rose to 40, while nine others remained missing, relevant authorities said on Monday. A total of 40 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and…
Casualties averted as Lagos stadium floodlights collapse
The National Stadium, Lagos is again in the news for the wrong reason after one of the floodlights inside the dilapidated sporting arena collapsed following a downpour Wednesday morning. No casualties were recorded, eyewitnesses told The PUNCH. Our correspondent learnt…
Niger sounds alarm bell as rains set in
The tragic incident of the 2020 flooding that shook the state and its environs, leaving behind tales of woes, is still fresh in their minds. They have not forgotten the horror, the devastation and the pains occasioned by the flash…
Biyi Bandele’s ‘Rain’ for stage in Lagos
Rain written by Biyi Bandele will hit the stage at Terra Kulture’s Theatre Arena, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday, August 25, 2019. A production of Park Theatre Lagos in conjunction with Theatre@Terra, the play is about two crazy street sweepers…
How to end the perennial Lagos flood, Lagosians have their say
Every year when it rains in Lagos, particularly that dreaded ‘seven-day-rain’ which goes on and on, flood water takes over. The result is that houses are flooded, the roads are blocked and residents go through a lot of difficulty. Although…
Bachelor’s Eve parties are for sinners – Dami Ajayi
It was a Thursday Night pretending to be a Friday Night. Why? Friday was a public holiday. You guessed right and there is just one standard Friday public holiday in the first quarter of the year. Good Friday? Yes, good. So…
Heavy rains, landslides kill at least 100 in Kenya: Red Cross (Reuters)
Hiribae Mame stood waist-deep in water outside her wrecked house in eastern Kenya, one of around 200,000 people forced to flee by weeks of floods, landslides and heavy rains. Kenya’s Red Cross estimates at least 100 have also died in…
