By John Shiklam in Kaduna
Hundreds of families have been rendered homeless in some suburbs of Kaduna metropolis following a torrential rain that led to flooding.
Many houses were submerged as a result of the heavy downpour which started on Thursday evening till the early hours of Friday.
Communities worst hit by the disaster include: Ungwa-Romi, Kigo Road, Barnawa, Kudenda, Karatudu, Narayi, Ungwa-Rimi, Gonin-Gora, the Federal Cooperative School, Kawo, Ramat Road and Bachama Road.
The development forced hundreds of people from their homes to take refuge in schools and churches.
Property worth billions of naira may have been lost to the surging rain water.
The disaster came days after warning about a possible flooding by the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA).
The two agencies…
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