Rainstorm kills 5 persons, destroys Scores of houses in Kastina

The State Emergency Management Agency SEMA, has confirmed Five dead with 3,813 houses destroyed following a recent rainstorm on several communities in 13 Local Government Areas of Katsina State.

Addressing journalists on Monday, the Public Relations Officer SEMA, Mallam Umar Muhammad, said three persons were killed in Kankara LGA and two other persons died in Mai’adua local council.

SEMA spokesman who explained that the state government is doing its best to prevent further flooding in the state said a committee has been set up on the emergency response to prevent the outbreak of cholera as a result of the flood.

“In Kankara LGA, 176 houses were affected, in Danja, 125, Kankia 86, Katsina 620, Musawa 482, Batagarawa 361, Kusada 311 while in Sabuwa 111 houses destroyed”, he said

He further stated that in Zango LGA, 105 houses were destroyed, in Batsari, 443, Funtua 258, Safana, 581 and Ingawa LGA about 154 houses were affected.

“Similarly, 176 houses were destroyed and three persons lost their lives in the disaster in Kankara while 154 houses were damaged in Ingawa.”

Muhammad also listed five additional LGAs, which were affected by the disaster, which SEMA was yet to assess the level of damage to include; Mashi, Mani, Mai’adua, Dandume and Matazu