Flooding after heavy rains in eastern Ghana has forced nearly 26,000 people to leave their homes at the request of the government.
The country’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) disclosed this on Tuesday.
The floods occurred after two hydroelectric dams overflowed at Akosombo and Kpong, destroying farm crops, and forcing schools to shut down.
How did we end up here.
Ghanaians just woke up, and they are living on an island.
Just look at the effect of the Akosombo Dam spillage.
Akufo-Addo, VRA, Ghana Meteo, Nadmo, and Stakeholders, how do we proceed from here?
Birds eye view of affected areas 👀 pic.twitter.com/NFltBcTPc5
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.@GodwinAsediba has been touring some flooded communities in the Volta Region and reports how pregnant women have to travel to nearby communities for healthcare due to the floods.#MiddayLive pic.twitter.com/KTXs0yxmuL
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) October 17, 2023
[ON AIR] @Samora_Mangesi speaks to@mawuenaeric, our correspondent in Ghana, about the floods in Ghana.
Over 80,000 people have been rescued from flood-stricken areas due to the Akosombo Dam's devastating spillage by the Ghana Navy. #AfricaUpdate #ChannelAfrica pic.twitter.com/pQkfWbCdjz
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NADMO deputy chief Seji Saji told newsmen that “We have moved most of the affected people to a safe haven. About 26,000 mostly women and children have been displaced.
“What they need is water, food, and medicine and we’re working with the government to take care of that.”
No deaths had been reported so far.
Meanwhile, President Nana Akufo-Addo has set up a committee to coordinate ongoing rescue efforts.
