The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA says three siblings and four adults have died from a two-day continuous rainfall in Lagos State.

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Zonal Coordinator for South West, Ibrahim Farinloye while giving a post emergency phase assessment after the unprecedented rainfall of Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9, Farinloye said eight lives were saved within the period.

According to him, the three siblings who lost their lives were residing at a church building belonging to Mercy of Christ Apostolic Church, situated in an uncompleted building.

The victims – Michael, 18; Elizabeth, 17 and Timi, 14 – were swept away while trying to relocate from their room to the main church structure.

It was gathered that the youngest child, Timi, who was said to be asthmatic, while trying to climb the plank linking their room to the church building, slipped and was overpowered by the flood.

The NEMA official explained that while the remaining two trying tried rescuing their sibling, they were also swept away by the flood.