Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed six persons killed and 600 houses destroyed by windstorm in four local government areas of the state.
The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Sale Jili, confirmed the disaster on Thursday in Kano, adding that about 1, 752 were displaced by the windstorm in the past one week.He said the displaced are taking shelter with their relatives in the affected communities.
He noted that the agency was awaiting submission of a report from other local government councils affected by the disaster.
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