A heavy rainstorm that started on Friday night and lasted several hours has killed seven persons in the Rafin Sanyi area of Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State.
The Chairman of Suleja LGA, Abdullahi Maje, who confirmed the incident in Minna on Saturday, said the downpour began around 9:30 pm when most residents were asleep.
He said, “We have already deposited seven corpses at Sabon Wuse General Hospital morgue and are searching for several others that are missing.“Several houses have also partially collapsed in the area, while trees fell on roads and vehicles in different parts of Rafin Sanyi. “The roofs of several buildings, supermarkets, kiosks, and public buildings were also blown off by the rainstorm.”
Also, a resident of Rafin Sanyi, Bashiru Musa, said, “The strong wind that accompanied the rains destroyed several houses, billboards, electric poles and blew off the roofs of many houses.DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON
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