Flood has killed 26 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses in Kano state, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Friday.
The havoc happened in four Local Government Areas of the state from April to date.
The Executive Secretary, Kano SEMA, Malam Saleh Jili, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.
He said 50 other persons sustained injuries due to the the flood and windstorm.
He said the affected local government areas are Bunkure, Minjibir, Tarauni and Doguwa.
He said that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had earlier predicted that there would be flooding in 25 local government areas of the state this year.
The SEMA boss said the agency had visited and shared relief materials to the victims.
Jili also called on those living close to rivers and ponds in the state to vacate the areas for one to two months period.
If the rivers and ponds are over filled with water, please vacate your houses,’’ the SEMA boss advised.
He further urged residents of the state to clear the drains in front of their houses to prevent flooding.
