At least three persons were killed and several others injured by rainstorm in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, IgbereTV reports
The Information Officer for the LGA, Abdulkarim Sani, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday, said the rain started on Saturday night and lasted till Sunday morning.
He added that several houses collapsed while the roofs of others were blown away by the rainstorm.
The spokesman said one person was killed in the Nasarawa community and two others in Matsiga village.
According to him, one of the victims died when the wall of the room collapsed on her.
Sani revealed that the victims were buried on Sunday morning.
The spokesman for the Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Umar Mohammed, also confirmed the incident.
Mohammed said the agency would visit the affected areas on Monday to ascertain the number of people affected by the incident
