Rain sacks Plateau communities

Over 200 houses and property worth millions of Naira were destroyed by a rainstorm in the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The rain was said to have started late Friday night and fell all through the night, causing the flooding.

Confirming the incident, the transition committee chairman, Mr. Abubakar Dashe, who spoke to SUNDAY PUNCH on telephone, said there was no loss of lives.

He said apart from the affected houses, farm lands were also destroyed as a result of the disaster.

He gave the names of the affected villages as Garga Mban, Garga Kupai, Lugu and kan kuross

He also said the affected persons had taken refuge in primary schools in the local government.

A resident, Mr. Sarki Zailani called on the authorities of the National Emergency Management Agency to come to their aid.