Again, Rainstorm Destroys Buildings, Property In Ondo
Category: Bizarre News
Property worth millions of naira were destroyed by rainstorm in some parts of
Akure, the Ondo State capital and some other towns in the state.
It was gathered that the rainstorm was caused by a downpour which
occurred on Tuesday in the affected communities.
This came some
days after a similar incident happened in Ilara Mokin community in the Ifedore
Local Government Area of the state.
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It was gathered that some of the areas in Akure, where the rain wreaked
havoc include Danjuma, Ayedun, High school and Leo. The rainstorm was said to
have also destroyed houses in Ore town in the Odigbo Local Government Area.
It
also vandalized houses, shops, schools, electric poles, maternity centre,
church, among others, at the affected areas.
However no life was reportedly lost in the incident. To this end, some
of the affected residents of the communities have called on the federal and
state governments to assist them to cushion the effect of the loss.
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One of the victims, Mrs Musa Kadijat, described the incident as a
calamity for herself and her tenants.
She said, “A network mast of
an old generational bank fell on our roof and destroyed it. All my tenants
cannot sleep in their rooms because of the rain.”
Another victim,
Mr Samson Olayemi, narrated that shops and house were were vandalized by the
rainstorm, stating that millions of naira items were destroyed in the shop and
inside the building.
“I don’t know what to say than to appeal to
the state and federal governments to help. The loss is too much for me to
bear. I need assistance,” he appealed.
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