Some of the residents of Katsina metropolis who spoke to NAN expressed worry over the flooding of some major streets due to the downpour
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Activities affected are public display by horse riders (Durbar) at the palace of the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumin Usman and that of the Emir of Daura, Faruk Umar.
The SEMA Executive Secretary, Alhaji Babangida Nasamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview in Katsina that 7,019 hectares of farmlands were also destroyed.
The last updated figure of 44 deaths was given by the Governor of the State, Alhaji Aminu Masari
Dr Aminu Waziri, the Executive Secretary of the agency, who disclosed this during a media briefing in Katsina, said 500 houses were also damaged by the disaster which occurred Thursday evening.