Heavy rain kills baby in Zamfara

. .. Destroys 100 houses
A five -year -old girl died following heavy
rain which also destroyed about 100
houses with many people injured at
Magami -maitarko village in Gusau local
government area of Zamfara .
One of the victims, Malam Adamu
Sarkin -Fawa , who is also the father of
the deceased, told the News Agency of
Nigeria in Magami village on Friday that
the incident occurred in the early hours
of Wednesday.
According to Sarkin -Fawa , farm
produce , the value of which had yet to
be determined , were destroyed in the
downpour that lasted more than 10
hours .
He said the victims were currently
squatting with relatives while those
injured were receiving medical attention
at various hospitals.
When contacted , Alhaji Atiku Maradun,
the Executive Secretary of the state 's
Emergency Management Agency (ZEMA ),
confirmed the incident .
Maradun said the agency would soon
embark on an assessment tour of the
affected areas to determine the extent
of the destruction as well as measures
to assist the victims.