By Nneka Nwogwugwu
19 persons have been reported dead after flood ravaged Doguwa local government area of Kano State.
The incident followed a torrential downpour in the city that lasted several hours, destroying properties estimated at over N100 million.
According to the Punch, the Village Head of Doguwa settlement, Alhaji Yusuf Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying 15 bodies have been recovered while search has been intensified to recover the bodies of the remaining four victims.
Umar narrated that the vehicle conveying the dead was washed away by the flood after its engine went off in the middle of a bridge on Friday night.
He added that the bridge was submerged by flood following the heavy downpour.
Spokesman for the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Ali Abdullahi Garko, said the state government had sent a delegation, headed by SEMA Executive Secretary, Saleh Jili, to commiserate with the families of the victims.
