Elderly woman trapped in flooded Lagos building rescued

An elderly woman who was trapped in a building in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State has been rescued by officials of the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). Following the weekend downpour in the area, the elderly woman was trapped on Saturday in the residential building located at Oluwaga in Iyana Ipaja. LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency responded to a distress call concerning the incident after which it activated its men to rescue the woman who was the sole occupant of the building. Upon medical examination, it was gathered that the woman suffered from a stroke and was unable to run for safety before being trapped. “Investigations conducted by the agency’s response team revealed a female (an elderly sole occupant), had been trapped in the building,” the statement partly read. “A search and rescue operation by the agency’s response team confirmed the victim to be alive although suffering from a stroke. Efforts are ongoing to extricate her from the building.” The LASEMA boss said the rescue agency has completed the rescue operation, adding that the victim has been handed over to a pre-hospital care unit of the agency which administered first aid treatment before being transported to the hospital for further treatment. Meanwhile, three persons have been rescued with two others missing as the flood wreaked havoc on a community in the Orile Agege area of Lagos State. The victims were caught up in a severe flood on Oyatoki Street in the nation’s commercial center. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident on Saturday, saying that while three were rescued, one of them jumped out of the vehicle and was pulled to safety while the two others were pulled from the waters. The Southwest Coordinator NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, explained that four of the victims have been rescued, while two are still missing. (Channels TV)