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The Kano Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says 26 persons have been killed while 2,026 houses destroyed by flood in eight LGA of the state.

Speaking on Sunday, in Kano, Sale Jili, executive secretary of the agency, said 95 farms and property worth N1.5 billion have been lost to flooding.

He noted that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had earlier predicted flooding in 25 LGAs of the state due expected heavy rainfall.

“About 26 persons were killed 2,026 houses destroyed, 95 rice farms washed away and 19 persons injured due to flooding in the state,” he said.

Jili named the affected LGAs to include Bunkure, Minjibir, Tarauni, Doguwa, Rano, Ungogo, Tudun Wada and Tsanyawa.

“We have visited Bunkure, Minjibir, Tarauni and Doguwa to distribute relief materials to the victims as a measure to alleviate their sufferings.

“The items distributed include food items, bags of cement, roofing sheets, mats and blankets.”

Jili said the agency had deployed personnel to Tudun Wada LGA which was badly affected by the disaster to assess the damage inorder to enable it develop a comprehensive data.

He added that the state government in collaboration with the federal government has set up an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp furnished with mattresses and beddings for flood victims that can accommodate over 700 persons.

Jili asked residents of the state to report any disaster to their ward heads and warned them against dumping refuse on waterways and to also clear their drainages to avert flooding.