At least 24 persons were killed as flood and windstorm affected no fewer than 16, 625 houses in Katsina state.
This was revealed by the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in a statement by its
spokesperson, Mr Umar Muhammad, in Katsina on Friday.
He said the disasters were recorded in all the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state during the 2022 rainy season.
Muhammad said several other persons sustained various degrees of injury as a result of the natural disasters.
The spokesperson also said that 16, 625 houses were damaged d by the disasters.
He said 1, 620 farmlands were also submerged in Kafur, Danja and Ingawa LGAs.
He said that properties and farm produce estimated to cost millions of naira were destroyed as a result of the disasters.
Mohammed said that the agency had already assessed the affected houses and farmlands in order to assist the victims.
He added that the state government would soon start distribution of relief assistance to the victims.
