At least nine people were killed and 4,524 displaced by rainstorms across eight local government areas of Kano State between January and August 2026, the State Emergency Management Agency has said.
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Isyaku Kubarachi, told The PUNCH in an interview on Thursday that 49 others sustained varying degrees of injuries during the period.
“A total of nine persons lost their lives, 49 were injured and 4,524 others were displaced as a result of windstorm/rainstorm between January and August 2026,” he said.
Kubarachi said the incidents were recorded in Gaya, Ajingi, Rimin Gado, Minjibir, Kabo, Bichi, Shanono and Kibiya local government areas.
He said windstorms and rainstorms accounted for the highest number of people affected among the six major disasters recorded in the state during the period.
