Flood, caused by a heavy midnight rainfall, has sacked many residents of Dankama community, in Kaita Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State from their houses.
The incident was confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Sunday, by a resident of the area, Alhaji Ishaq Sarkin-Fulani.
NAN reports that during the early hours of Sunday, a heavy downpour was experienced across some parts of the state.
Sarkin-Fulani said that the situation, which started at about 3am had affected many houses around six areas with ponds (Kududdufi).
He explained that the flooding had sacked the affected residents from the area as flood waters ad taken over their houses.
According to him, many residents were left stranded throughout the night, forcing some of them to seek shelter from friends and other relatives that were not affected.
He attributed the situation to the blockage of many drainages across the town with refuse by some unidentified residents.
Sarkin-Fulani added that some of the drainages also needed urgent repairs by the government as they were collapsing.
Another resident of the area, Alhaji Isma’il Namadi, disclosed that the flooding had also affected the Dankama Juma’at mosque.
He appealed to the state government to as a matter of urgency come to their aid, in order to reduce the hardship caused by the flood.
In her reaction, Hajiya Binta Dangani, the Executive Secretary of the state’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), also confirmed the incident.
According to her, arrangements were underway to send officials to the area to assess the level of damage caused by the disaster.(NAN)
