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Abstract
Lives and properties are annually threatened by perennial flooding as a result of climate change and human activities all over the world. In May 2008, floods triggered by torrential rains killed dozens of people across China, while thousands of others were victims of landslides caused by the downpours, in the United States of America, the Mississippi River caused damages put at several millions of dollars when it over flew its banks (Oyegbile, 2008). In Nigeria, record shows that more than 200 people had lost their lives to flooding while hundreds of thousands had been rendered homeless and properties worth millions of Naira had been destroyed by devastating floods across the country (Oluduro, 1988). This paper has assessed flooding and the sustainable measures that could be taken to curb its future recurrence in Akure. The study utilized both primary and secondary data. Secondary data were sourced from the literatures on flooding while the primary data were sourced using personal observation and structured questionnaires which were administered to household heads randomly selected from people living in the flood prone areas chosen for this study: Odo-Ikoyi, Isolo, Ala, Oshinle, Isikan, Ijoka and Danjuma.