Rainstorm Destroys 200 Houses In Ekiti

Over 200 houses in four local governments of Ekiti State have been reportedly destroyed by rainstorm in the first two months of 2018.

The General Manager, State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Jide Borode, who spoke in Ado Ekiti, noted however that no lives were lost as a result of the incidents.

He expressed shock at the effect of the rainstorm and the loss suffered by residents whose houses were destroyed.

“The disaster mainly affected four local government areas namely, Ado metropolis, Emure, Ise and Erinjiyan, in the Ekiti West LGA of the state with estimated damage to run into hundreds of millions of naira.

“People in the state should avoid building houses in flood-prone areas, the best period to acquire land is during the rainy season when flood prone-areas could be easily identified,” Borode said.

He further called on the Federal Government and the National Emergency Management Agency to come to the aid of the victims, saying the effect of the damage was too massive to be left for the state government alone to handle.