Four persons have been confirmed dead, several others injured, and hundreds of households affected following a devastating windstorm and heavy rainfall that swept through communities in Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Saturday. The rainstorm also destroyed numerous houses and damaged critical public infrastructure, including a primary school and a hospital. The assessment covered Mallamawa, Mai Mushe, Kaura, Sabon Gari, Rungin Tsamiya and other surrounding settlements affected by the storm. According to NEMA’s preliminary findings, the disaster left hundreds of families displaced, with many homes either destroyed or severely damaged. The agency said the assessment exercise was aimed at establishing the scale of the damage to facilitate timely emergency response and the provision of relief materials to affected communities.