Two women lost their lives and over 30 houses were reportedly destroyed as a result of heavy rainstorm that occured on Saturday in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to an information officer at the council area, Abdulkarim Sani, one of the women died when the walls of her building collapsed and fell upon her. The deceased, he said had since been buried according to Islamic rites.
Sani also noted that Nasarawa and Matsiga communities were the worst-hit by the rainstorm which fell at different intervals between Saturday and Sunday..
Local authorities were still trying to determine the extent of damage to humans, homes and farmlands as at time of this report.
The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) were yet to issue any statement or respond to inquiries on the incident.
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