Fear gripped the Taraba state chapter of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) following a heavy rainstorm that destroyed buildings and other valuables with no fewer than 33 corps members rushed to the hospital as a result of the heavy downpour.
The state coordinator of the scheme, Florence Yaakugh, who spoke with a Channels television reporter after the disaster said no casualty was recorded during and after the unfortunate incident.
In her own word:
“The storm was so strong that visibility was so poor for both the corps members who were on parade and the camp officials.“While scampering for safety because of the fierceness of the storm, some corps members who had some health challenges like asthma, chest congestion, and the likes were choked.“About 33 of them were moved to the clinic of which nine were referred to Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Jalingo because of their condition.”
