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Rainstorm destroys 100 houses, renders many homeless in Ekiti

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No fewer than 100 residential buildings were, on Saturday, destroyed in some towns in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State by rainstorm.

The incident which residents said began at about 4:00 p.m., affected towns such as Odo Oro, Temidire, Oke Ijebu and Aiyedun, all in Ikole LGA.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the first rain of the year, which lasted for only 40 minutes, also ravaged farmlands, destroying crops and other economic trees.

Aside the houses, other property destroyed by the rainstorm included schools and church buildings.

A branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Odo-Oro Ekiti, and a car packed under the tree in the town were particularly badly affected by the storm.

Some of the victims, who spoke with NAN, appealed to both the state and local government to come to their aid.

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