By Israel Joel
Over 50  houses and other properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by rainstorm in several communities in Quaanpan Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Residents said the rainstorm, which started on Sunday  night, lasted till the early hours of Monday  morning, was accompanied by a heavy windstorm that blew off rooftops of several houses and rendered many families homeless.

A resident of the community who does not want his name in print said over 50 houses were destroyed .

Chairman of the Council, Hon. Abdulmalik Yusuf Haruna in a statement signed by Mathias Yengoet Dajan ,his Senior  Assistant Media and  Publicity reads that Management and Residents of Quaan-Pan Local Government Area reads that  the Chairman has  personally went round some of the affected structures to ascertain the level of damage and has sympathized with the victims, admonishing them to accept the incident as an act of God.

Hon. Abdulmalik stated that the Local Government Authority will take necessary steps to attract support from government agencies and private hands.

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He said that the incident which occurred during one of the early rains on Saturday destroyed government structures such as the Legislative Chamber, Some Departmental Offices, some Staff Quarters, the NYSC Lodge, the Nigerian Police Force Divisional Headquarters, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Divisional Office, the Magistrate Court building, the Local Education Authority office, and Classroom blocks at Government Primary and Secondary Schools.

Also affected are group and private structures including; the newly roofed Nigerian Union of Teachers NUT Club building, Private Primary and Secondary Schools, Shopping Malls, and several residential buildings, as well as economic trees, among others the statement further added .