Why flooding is ravaging Nigeria — Sliding Towers
“Flood resilience must therefore operate at four scales, namely, the building, the street, the neighbourhood and the city,” the company said.
Some residents have abandoned their flooded homes to stay with neighbours By Vincent Ujumadu A Nigerian building construction and consultancy company, Sliding Towers Global Ltd, has attributed the recurring flooding in parts of the country to poor adherence to building regulations and urban planning standards.
Sliding Towers identified the construction of buildings over natural waterways, disappearance of wetlands, excessive paving of compounds, blocked or undersized drainage channels and poor consideration of natural water flow in the design and development of buildings as factors worsening flooding.
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