Sad news in lagos as an ocean surge in the early hours of Saturday left
one person dead and 15 missing.
The ocean was said to encroached on the popular
Kuramo Beach and its environs in Lagos killing one person while 15 persons were declared missing.
However, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency, Mr. Femi Oke-Osayintolu, who confirmed the incident
to the News Agency of Nigeria, said the disaster occurred at about 2 a.m when residents were asleep.
He added that most of the victims were people occupying illegal shanties at the beachfront.
The Police had on July 4 announced a one-week closure of the beach to evacuate squatters and hoodlums in the area.
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