One person
lost his life while several houses were destroyed following a heavy down pour
in Kura local government area of Kano state.
One of the victims, Malam Lawan
Salisu, told newsmen in Kano on Saturday that the incident happened on
Wednesday night.
According to
him, the rainfall which was accompanied by windstorm blew off the roofs of many
houses in the affected villages.
He said the
1,000 houses were affected in Dannafake, Iyatawa, Kaniyaka, Zagazagi, Tofa and
Yadagungume villages and that the residents now squats with friends and
relatives.
Salisu said the Vice chairman of the local government Council,
Alhaji Ali Isiyaku-Danhassan, had since visited the affected areas to
sympathise with victims.
He called on the state government to come to their aid
immediately in view of the monumental disaster.
When contacted, the Executive
Secretary of the State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA),
Alhaji Aliyu Bashir, said he has yet to receive report on the incident. He,
however, gave the assurance that necessary measures would be taken to alleviate
the suffering of victims in the affected villages.
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