RESIDENTS of Rano community in Rano Local Council have appealed to the government to rescue them from untold hardship caused by heavy windstorm, which rendered them homeless.

About 300 families were subjected to homelessness about two weeks ago in three villages: Shangu, Gwangwan and Madachi all in Rano.

Some of the victims told The Guardian that since the unfortunate incident destroyed their property, the people were yet to witness any government intervention.

A resident, Malam Sabo Maikasuwa, who claimed that more than 100 houses were pulled down and property worth millions of naira destroyed in the natural disaster, said “no government official has come to our aid. People now stay with relatives. It is difficult for so many to feed their families. We need government assistance”.

Another resident of Shangu, one of the affected communities, Muktar Umar lamented: ” They said the local council would assist us but up till now, we have not seen anybody. We thought the governor would come and help us.”

Abubakar Aminu equally claimed “many people who were affected in the windstorm have no place to sleep. The condition is terrible.”

Also confirming incident, a resident of the community Ibrahim Danwarano, told The Guardian that the heavy windstorm uprooted trees and public amenities. He, however, expressed disappointment that despite the monumental losses, no government assistance has reached the people.

A member, Kano State House of Assembly representing Rano Local Council, Kabir Al-Hassan who had earlier paid sympathy visit to victims of the disaster at the General Hospital, Rano, confirmed that more than 40 residents were critically injured. He said about 300 houses were swept away while expressing hopes that government would come to their aid.

But the Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Bashir Nukkel insisted that only 147 houses were destroyed by the windstorm.

He said: ” We went for investigation and assessment of the damage and we could only account for 147 houses damaged by the disaster. We have taken the inventory of all the affected persons and I can assure you government is working hard to come to their rescue’’.