Flood kills 3, destroys foodstuff, cash crops in Kano State

Kano - Three persons were killed while foodstuff
and cash crops worth millions of Naira were washed
away during a heavy down pour in Hayin Gwarmai
village in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano
State on Sunday.
The Chairman of the Local Government, Alhaji
Mudansiru Bebeji, told newsmen in Kano on Monday
that the flood also washed away several farms in
area.
Bebeji said a number of houses had also been
destroyed during the disaster.
He said he had since paid a sympathy visit to the
victims of the disaster and called on the Federal
state governments to come to the aid of the victims
to alleviate their sufferings.
“We are calling on the Federal and Kano State
governments to assist the victims to reduce their
sufferings,” he said.
The Director, Operations, Kano State Emergency
Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA), Alhaji
Abdullahi Dambatta, said the agency had not
received any official report on the incident from the
local government council.
Dambatta, however, said as soon as the agency got
the report it would forward same to the state
government for necessary assistance to the victims.

Source: Vanguard