At least two people were killed while over 10 were injured during a rainstorm that wreaked havoc in Misau, Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State, on Tuesday.
Over 500 houses were also destroyed in the
carnage.
Residents said many houses in the town had
their fences pulled down, roofs blown off and some buildings completely collapsed
during the disaster.
While 10 persons injured during the incident
were taken to Misau General Hospital, two victims including a pregnant woman,
were rushed to Federal Medical Center (FMC), Azare.
Confirming the disaster to journalists in
Bauchi, yesterday, Caretaker Chairman of Misau Local Government Area, Salisu
Hussain Hardawa, lamented that properties worth millions of naira were equally
lost.
According to him, many households have been
rendered homeless.
He called on federal government to come to
their aid with relief packages that will assist the people in minimising difficulties
inflicted on them by the environmental mishap.
Hardaw informed that the While empathising
with the victims, Hardawa said the state governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed,
has directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to immediately assess
the situation.
The caretaker chairman appealed to the state
government to intervene and provide relief materials for victims to cushion the
effect of the unfortunate incident.
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