Heavy down pour has killed three including a four year old girl, injured one and displaced 495 persons at Ajingi Local Government Area of Kano State.
The Executive Secretary Kano SEMA, Dr Saleh Jili, made the disclosure during a condolence visit to the families of the deceased.
According to him, they were at Ajingi to commiserate with the victims, on behalf of the state government under the leadership of governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The executive secretary SEMA, described the incident that occurred after a heavy rainfall on where four hundred and ninety five houses were destroyed and three lives lost as unfortunate.
Dr. Saleh Jili listed the affected areas to include Toranke, Kara Malama, Chuna and Balare in Ajingi Local Government Area.
He said the team will hand over relief items to the chairman relief and emergency committee of Ajingi local government, for onward distribution to the families of the deceased and injured, pending the submission of damage assessment by personnel deployed to the area, for appropriate action by the state government.
Jili advised residents to always clear their drainages and called on residents close to the river and ponds in the state to vacate for now or report to SEMA office for possible assistance.
“We have deployed personnel to the communities affected for the conduct of damage assessment exercise, to enable it develop comprehensive data and assist them”
Earlier in his remarks, the Vice Chairman Ajingi Local Government, Alhaji Sa’ad Ibrahim-Toranke, commended the state government and agency for the kind gesture.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Malam Dayyabu Abdullahi, commended the agency and Gov. Ganduje for the condolence visit and donation.
“on Aug.3 and Aug.4, there was a heavy rainfall which lasted for over 40 hours which made the wall of two rooms collapsed and fell on my 4-year-old daughter
The relief items include rice, maize, cement, roofing sheets, nails, cooking oil, pillows, beans and mattresses among others.
KHADIJAH ALIYU
