Breaking :Heavy Flood Forces 26,000 People Out Of Their Homes In Eastern Ghana
Breaking :Heavy Flood Forces 26,000 People Out Of Their Homes In Eastern Ghana
Flooding in eastern Ghana has forced nearly 26,000 people to leave their homes at the request of the authorities, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) said Tuesday.
Crops have been destroyed and schools shut after two hydroelectric dams overflowed at Akosombo and Kpong.
Crops have been destroyed and schools shut after two hydroelectric dams overflowed at Akosombo and Kpong.
“We have moved most of the affected people to a safe haven. About 26,000 mostly women and children have been displaced, NADMO deputy chief Seji Saji told AFP.
Ghana’s navy said thousands of people had been rescued in the Volta Region, bordering Togo, after the surge of water from the dams.
“So far everything is under control and we have rescued more than 8,000 residents across the nine affected districts in the region,” said Commodore E.A. Kwafo.
President Nana Akufo-Addo has set up a committee to coordinate ongoing rescue efforts.
Mercy Tamakloe, a 35-year-old food vendor and mother of two, said she lost all her belongings.
“Everything is gone. I don’t know how I’ll be able to recover but at least I have life,” she told AFP by telephone.
Farmer David Fui Banini said the deluge destroyed his four-acre maize farm.President Nana Akufo-Addo has set up a committee to coordinate ongoing rescue efforts.
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