LAGOS TASKFORCE DEMOLISHES SHANTIES AT REGIONAL ROAD, LEKKI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 LAGOS TASKFORCE DEMOLISHES SHANTIES AT REGIONAL ROAD, LEKKI … Impounds 220 Commercial Motorcycles The Lagos State Taskforce in its bid to curb environmental degradation and excesses on the part of miscreants and criminal elements who erect shanties and makeshift buildings haphazardly round the State, has carried out an extensive clean up exercise along Regional Road in Lekki.  The exercise, which was led by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, saw the demolition of shanties across the entire stretch of the Road defacing the metropolis and constituting environmental and safety concerns to residents and commuters in the State.  CSP Jejeloye described the clearing out exercise as a step carried out by the Agency to restore the environment of the Metropolis to its original master plan and give room for developmental activities which have been witnessed across the state. “It's no longer news to anyone that there is a concerted effort by the State Government to restore sanity

19 DEAD, TWO MISSING AFTER INDONESIA LANDSLIDE. (PHOTO)


 19 dead, two missing after Indonesia landslide


Published April 14,2024


19 DEAD, TWO MISSING AFTER INDONESIA LANDSLIDE

At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday.


The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province on Saturday evening, said local disaster agency head Sulaiman Malia.


"There have been 19 fatalities, with 4 deaths in South Makale and 15 others in Makale villages," Malia told AFP on Sunday.


"Currently, we are still searching for other victims," he said, adding that there are still two individuals reported missing, presumably buried under the landslide debris.


Tana Toraja and its surrounding areas have been "continuously hit by heavy rainfall, especially over the past week, with hardly any stop", Malia added.


The heavy rainfall eroded the soil of residential areas located on mountain slopes, leading to landslides that buried residents' homes, he said.


Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season and the problem has been aggravated in some places by deforestation, with prolonged torrential rain causing flooding in some areas of the archipelago nation.


Last month flash floods and landslides on Sumatra island killed at least 30 people with scores still missing.


A landslide and flooding swept away dozens of houses and destroyed a hotel near Lake Toba on Sumatra in December, killing at least two people.

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