The rooftop of several houses and valuables belonging to residents were at the weekend destroyed by a violent rainstorm at Ubiaja, the administrative headquarters of Esan Southeast Local government area of Edo State.
No fewer than 20 houses and properties worth millions of naira were affected by the terrible incident, which occurred at Ebhuru quarters in Ubiaja Sunday night.
The storm blew off roofs and structures.
It was gathered that the storm blew off the roofs of private residences and some religious centres while valuables within were also badly damaged.
An eyewitness narrated that the entire community has been thrown into sadness because the rainstorm rendered them homeless.
The residents and victims have urged the State Emergency Management Agency and other stakeholders to assist them, lamenting that many of them had been rendered homeless.
One of the victims, whose property was affected, Victor Osehobo, a journalist and Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state who spoke with journalists yesterday, said his joy was that no life was lost.