Sandstorm Ravaged Gwadabawa and Kware Local Government Areas of Sokoto State with Five Deaths Reported
Following the devastating sandstorm that ravaged Gwadabawa and Kware local government areas of Sokoto State, on the spot assessment reports over 1,400 homes.
Vital public infrastructure, including schools and other government buildings were also affected, while the lives of five residents were lost
Dozens were reported injured and the sandstorm left a trail of widespread destruction across both communities.
Officials from the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency, who conducted a joint on-the-spot assessment, disclosed the grim aftermath during a visit to the affected areas penultimate Saturday.
It was said that in Gwadabawa local government area alone, the disaster led to the destruction of 878 houses, affecting 1,306 households and displacing an estimated 7,836 individuals.
“Eleven people sustained varying degrees of injuries. Officials confirmed five fatalities in the Marabawa community, including two children aged 18 months and 3 years, who were identified as the children of one Mansur Salihu Talhi”