Some residents of Lagos State has lamented the impact of heavy rainfall and the attendant floods that affected several parts of Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre.

The early morning rainfall, which lasted about four hours, caused floods in many Lagos communities and forced motorists and road users to wade through gridlock and flooded roads to get to their respective destinations and handle their businesses.

Frustrated residents posted photos and videos on social media showing roads overtaken by floods.

Such roads include the Marina road on Lagos Island, the Pen Cinema area of Agege, the Aboru-Iyana-Ipaja-Ile-Epo area, streets of Dolphin Estate in highbrow Ikoyi area, amongst other areas.

In another development, 9 persons have been rescued from a building that was sinking in water in the Maryland area of the state.

The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, IBRAHIM FARINLOYE confirmed that the 9 rescued persons were all ladies.

The landlord of the house initially absconded through a ladder, but later came back, and was then handed over to the Police.

The incident was caused by an early morning rainfall, which lasted for about four hours, and led to floods in many Lagos communities.