Flood destroys 50 houses in Kano

No fewer than 50 houses were submerged in Kano following a heavy flood that wreaked havoc within the Kano metropolis as a result ofearly morning heavy down-pour on Monday.The NATION reports that the areas badly touched by the ravaging flood include Hotoro, Badawa and Makarwa, all within the metropolitan Kano.As at the time of filing this report, the authorities of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were yet to comeout with an official figure of the victims of the flood who have been rendered homeless.However, an official of NEMA told The NATION that hundreds of residents besieged their office on Monday claiming victims of the flood incident.He added that NEMA will soon release the official figure of the victims affected by the flood.The NATION reports that Kano has remained a major casualty of flood in recent years, a situation  which the state government has continued to manage through support to victims and enlightenment programmes on the dangers of erecting structures on drainage andwater-ways.