SEMA declares 5 persons dead, 3,813 houses destroyed by rainstorms in Katsina

The State’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in Katsina State on Monday revealed that rainstorms killed five persons, destroyed 3,813 houses in 13 local government areas in the state in 2022.

The Public Relations Officer of SEMA in the state, Umar Muhammad, disclosed that rainstorms killed three of the five identified victims in Kankara Local Government Area, and the other two in Mai’adua Local Government Area.

Umar Muhammad highlighted: “In Kankara Local Government Area, 176 houses were destroyed; 125 houses were destroyed in Danja Local Government Area and 86 were destroyed in Kankia Local Government Area.

“In Katsina Local Government Area, 620 houses were destroyed; in Musawa Local Government Area, 482 houses were destroyed, while 361 were destroyed in Batagarawa Local Government Area.

“In Kusada Local Government Area, 311 houses were destroyed; in Sabuwa Local Government Area, 111 houses were destroyed, while Zango Local Government Area lost 105 houses.”

Muhammad further disclosed that 443 houses were lost in Batsari Local Government Area while Funtua, Safana and Ingawa Local Government Areas lost 258 houses, 581 houses and 154 houses respectively.

The SEMA PRO identified five other areas where rainstorms wreaked havoc to include Mashi, Mani, Mai’adua, Dandume and Matazu.

He noted that “the state government is doing everything possible to prevent further flooding and has set up a committee to work toward preventing the outbreak of cholera in affected communities.”

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, had provided relief materials, food items, clothing and building materials for victims of flooding in Katsina State.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also presented seven trucks of relief materials to Katsina State on September 1 for distribution to the victims of the rainstorm.