Houses, Property Destroyed After 14-Hour Rain In Kaduna

[Shola Sholaz]

Residents of Abubakar Kigo Road New Extension, Kaduna State, Wednesday, said about 100 houses were submerged in the area following about 14 hours of rain.
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The rain started at 10p.m on Tuesday and ended at noon,Wednesday.
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It disrupted movement and flooded some areas of the city including Tudun Wada, Expressway and Rigasa.
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Mrs Esther Okpala, a resident of Kigo Road, told NAN that she evacuated her family but her property were submerged, adding that she did not go to work to safeguard her property.
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Okpala said she had been in the house for more than eight years but that the problem of flooding started in the area four years ago.
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Another resident, Alhaji Umar Musa said people had been moving out of the area for fear of the flood.
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According to him, most children did not go to school because the flood has covered the access road to the area.
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In Rigasa, the bridge on Makarfi road was submerged forcing motorists to wait for hours before getting across into the city.
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North West Zonal Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Musa Ilallah confirmed that several houses in Tudun Wada, Kigo road, Rigasa and Express Way were submerged.

[Folami David]

Wow that is pretty much I must say cos I don't think such has ever happened in my area before. 14 hours of rain is something that would bring lots of flood!