Rainstorm Destroys 100 Houses In Kebbi Downpour

A total of 100 houses have been destroyed by a rainstorm in Zogirma village in Bunza local government area of Kebbi State.

A resident of the community, Haruna Danmalam, told LEADERSHIP yesterday that many people were injuried from the heavy rainfall between Saturday and Sunday.

Danmalam said the secretary of Bunza council, Malam Muhammed Umar Mawo, had visited the village and sympathised with the victims on behalf of the chairman of the LGA.

He promised that the local government would compile a report on the incident and submit to the state government for necessary action.

In a related incident, four villages in Arewa local government area  were submerged by flood.

The villages included Tungar Chindo, Tungar Kure, Feske Malabawa, and Feske Rafi, where the flooding destroyed over 60 houses, animals, and other property.