Twenty-seven persons have been reported dead and nineteen injured after a week of torrential rains in the Upper East Region.
The worst hit districts are the Builsa North, Builsa South, Kassena Nankana Municipal, Kassena Nankana West and Binduri.
Speaking to Citi News, Upper East Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Jerry Asamani Aladago indicated that his outfit is assessing the situation and working assiduously to provide relief items to the affected persons.
“We are not quickening the relief stage because we are yet to take the data to be able to justify all these people whether male or female, kids, and their ages. That is the only way we can effectively distribute relief items when the data is taken.”
“I am currently in Accra to see how to mobilize the relief items and come down. If we get all these statistics, we will be able to target the various categories of human beings and their basic needs. Currently, we are giving out mat, blankets, and mosquito nets,” he stated.
This year’s minor rainy season has experienced an unusual downpour, causing flooding and other disasters in various parts of the country.
Aside from this situation in the Upper East Region, some 1,200 residents in Asuboni in the Eastern Region, for instance, have been displaced, causing them to seek refuge in a church building.
Also in Accra, communities like Alajo and Kotobabi have faced the same problem of flooding, displacing some people as a result.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has predicted more rains till November 2019.
Head of Forecasting at GMet, Mr. Joseph Poturphy told Citi News that “Whatever is happening now may be strange but it is not too strange because currently, we are in the minor season and sometimes it is more prominent than the major season. We will collate all the data and see how the minor season has fared against the major rainy season. For the rain, it will go into the early part of November.”
He further urged the public to always be mindful of the daily weather forecast issued by the Agency before stepping out to avoid any inconvenience.
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