Many people have been rendered homeless in Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State following a devastating windstorm on Sunday night.
The windstorm accompanied by a downpour, had also destroyed many residential buildings, public infrastructure, and power lines, leaving hundreds of residents of the area homeless and without power supply.
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Communities worst affected by the disaster include Madobi town, the headquarters of Madobi local government along with Unguwar Dawa, Zanta, Bode, Jibga, Rikadawa, Chikawa, Jirgwai, Kubarachi, Bagurau, and Tudun-Wada.
Residents of the areas described the incident as unprecedented, with many victims calling for urgent intervention from both State and Federal emergency response agencies.
As of the time of filing this report many victims were said to be struggling to find where to sleep due to the destruction of their homes while others were squatting with neighbours and relatives.
One of the victims who spoke to The Punch on Monday, Abdullahi Lawan said, “People are still trying to retrieve whatever is left of their belongings from the rubbles.
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“A number of electric poles were also uprooted or damaged, raising concerns over a prolonged power outage if immediate repairs are not carried out.
“It was by the miracle of God that I and my family escaped with our lives.We could have died as a result of this disaster,” Lawan.
Another victim, Muhammad Usman, urged the State Emergency Management Agency and other individuals to come to their aid to alleviate their sufferings.
“We really need immediate assistance since the rainy season has set in to enable us to repair our damaged houses,” he said.
When contacted, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Isiyaku Kubarachi said the agency had received a report on the incident and would soon dispatch its officials to assess the damage caused by the windstorm.
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“Similar incidents happened in Tudun-Wada, Sumaila and Doguwa local government areas, now it happened in Madobi.So we are trying to compile a comprehensive report before forwarding it to the state government.
According to him, the agency would soon dispatch its officials to assess the incident in Madobi from where we will know the number of persons and houses affected.
