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The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency says over 1,500 houses were affected by the downpour experienced on Monday in three local government areas of the state, according to the Public Relations Officer of the agency, Umar Mohammed.on Wednesday in Katsina that out of the number, over 800 houses were affected in Faskari, 400 in Bindawa and 300 in Sabuwa local government areas.
He explained that in Bindawa LGA, the heavy rain, which lasted for almost five hours, caused the death of two persons, saying that the agency was already looking at how to assist the victims. NAN recalled that the heavy rain, which started at about 10 a.m on Monday and stopped at about 4 p.m., forced many motorists to abandon their vehicles.
Some of the residents of Katsina metropolis who spoke to NAN expressed worry over the flooding of some major streets due to the rains. Many motorists driving along Kofar Kaura roundabout and some parts of the layout area of the metropolis were able to divert by using a single lane of the road to their various destinations.
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