Enugu residents Sunday evening, January 19,2025 ,witnessed a surprised rainfall, being the first rain in the year.
The rainfall which took people by surprise showed little sign before it started raining .The sky was cloudy with little breeze , in less than ten minutes came heavy downpour.. The surprising thing was that the rain was heavy without wind in most areas.
The rainfall gave hope to farmers as they wished it will be steady for them to start planting early this year .
Though it was rare for rain to fall in January, residents who spoke to Newsline Global said it reduced the dust in the environment, made the weather cool and reminded them to fix their damaged roofs, fence, rough compounds in preparation for the rain.
A resident of Asata ,Enugu, Mrs Oby Okoye said she was happy thee rain fell as it made the weather cool and she slept very well without experiencing heat.
A farmer, Mrs Agnes Okafor said she was happy. She wished the rain will fall continuously so she could start cultivating. her crops.
Another farmer, Mr Okechukwu Aneke said he will move to farm if the rains continued .He advised farmers to start clearing their farmlands and waiti o see more rains before they go into farming .
Two days after the rainfall, Enugu weather was still dust free and cool .
Author: Maureen Ikpeama