Kuramo Beach

Kuramo Beach is a sandy beach in Lagos, Nigeria, located at the south side of Victoria Island, just east of Bar Beach and south of the Kuramo Waters lagoon.[1] It was the location of numerous illegal shanties and cabins, some of them being used for music entertainment, bars and prostitution.[2][3] In August 2012, a surge of the Atlantic Ocean hit Kuramo Beach, destroying some of these shacks and killing 16 people.[4] The next day government authorities evacuated the area, demolished the remaining shacks[2] and began to refill the sand.[5]

The ocean surge is said to occur every August at the beach, though in former years no lives were lost.[5]

References
  1. "How Kuramo Beach came to be". The Nation. 20 August 2012.
  2. "How Prostitution, Drugs Reign Supreme In Kuramo". olufamous.com. 26 August 2012.
  3. "Fun and thrills of Kuramo Beach Lagos". The Nation. 3 June 2012.
  4. "Nigeria: Lagos Ocean Surge Levels Kuramo Beach". allafrica.com. 19 August 2012.
  5. "Nigeria: Fun Seekers Besiege Bar Beach Despite Ocean Surge - Four More Bodies Recovered". allafrica.com. 21 August 2012.


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