LAGOS—Lagos State government,
yesterday, declared that the state is expecting 263 days of rainfall this year
and this may be accompanied with strong winds, lightning and thunderstorms.
It added that rainstorms would be
common over the coastal cities areas with occasional flash flood and ocean
surges that would greatly affect persons living along the flood plains but the
magnitude of devastation shall depend on the activities of the people.
It would be recalled that the state
government last year, announced rainfall of between 249 and 275 days with
intermittent stoppages.
The state Commissioner for the
Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, stated this at the presentation of year 2014
annual seasonal rainfall prediction and socio- economic implication for the
state as earlier predicted by Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, held
at Ministry’s office, Alausa, Ikeja.
“The Seasonal Rainfall Prediction,
SRP, rainfall onset date for this year began in the first week of March in the
southernmost part of the country and late June in the far northern parts.
However, rainfall onset in Lagos Stare has since commenced from 14 March, 2014
in Ikeja, with a three days marginal error was given.
“The strong winds, lighting and thunderstorms
which are regular phenomena during the onset and cessation of rainfall was also
predicted to occur in stronger magnitude during this year’s raining period,” he
stated.
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