Fifty people, including a newborn, were killed in building collapse due to heavy downpours in different parts of the Jigawa State.
The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Executive Secretary, Yusuf Sani, told newsmen that several houses were either damaged or destroyed, rendering several families homeless as the rains continue to fall.
Sani said the displaced persons were currently taking refuge in 11 temporary camps, while others stayed with their relatives, as the agency was making efforts to open camps to accommodate the victims.
He added that the agency had been providing the victims, including those staying with their relatives, with items and other basic needs.
According to him, the worst hit areas are Kafinhausa and Balangu villages, all in Kafinhausa Local Government Area of the state.
“He said in Kafinhausa, six people died, 68 hospitalised and 1,436 lost their houses, while in Balangu four people died and 238 lost their houses.
He said the agency got information of the death of seven people from the same family including a newborn baby in a building collapse on Sunday in Kafinhausa.
“From the report we have, if you combine the number with 50 since the commencement of the rainy season,” the executive secretary said.
He added that the agency had been providing the victims, including those staying with their relatives, with items and other basic needs.
According to him, the worst hit areas are Kafinhausa and Balangu villages, all in Kafinhausa Local Government Area of the state.
“He said in Kafinhausa, six people died, 68 hospitalised and 1,436 lost their houses, while in Balangu four people died and 238 lost their houses.
He said the agency got information of the death of seven people from the same family including a newborn baby in a building collapse on Sunday in Kafinhausa.
“From the report we have, if you combine the number with 50 since the commencement of the rainy season,” the executive secretary said.