The paper reports the result of an academic investigation of the plight of people living in the flood-prone
areas in Akure town. Urban flooding has been a major problem in urban centres in Nigeria and in most
cities of the world. Urban flooding is caused by some factors. Some of the factors are anthropogenic in
nature while others are related to meteorological vicissitudes and geomophological tectonics. This study
pigeonholes the foremost flood-prone sectors in Akure town and highlights the depth of the trauma of flood
victims in the area. The method of investigation was that of systematic sampling and the sampling frame was
300 respondents, drawn from ten flood-prone areas in the town. The paper adumbrates same structural and
non-structural strategies for mitigating the effect of floods on city residents and urban infrastructure.
Specific recommendations on how to take the edge off the incidence of floods in Akure town are articulated
in the paper