A rainstorm on Thursday wreaked havoc in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State, destroying no fewer than 70 houses and barns across Mabudi, Sabon Gida, and other communities.
Residents told our correspondent that the roofs of the affected houses were blown off, while several buildings collapsed.
A resident of the affected community, Nanbol Nanzing, lamented the incident and called for intervention from the state government.
Langtang South Local Government Area Chairman, Nanfa Nbin, confirmed the incident.
In a statement, his media aide, Mr Iliya Bako. said the council’s Emergency Management Committee led by the council’s Deputy Chairperson, Hon. Julcit Musa, who is the Chairman of the committee, had visited households affected by the storm.
He said that the council boss sympathised with the victims and called on them to accept the disaster as God’s will.
