3 dead as rainstorm wreaks havoc in Cross River

No fewer than three people have died when their mud houses collapsed during a torrential downpour in Yala Local Government Area of Northern Cross River.

The downpour, which was reportedly the first rain of the year, was said to be driven by fierce wind and thunderstorms that uprooted trees, cut electricity cables and pulled down houses in the area.

It was gathered that at least twenty houses in the villages of Ezekwe, Okpodon and Wanokom were destroyed by the storm and…