10-hour torrential rains inundate flood prone areas of Upper East

 Story by Isaac Asare GBC

Premises of Mount Sinai International school being inundated by the flood waters

Portions of farmlands

Bridges under siege

 Most residents of the Upper East Region are still counting their losses following Wednesday’s torrential rains that lasted for almost ten hours. 

Business activities in the Bolgatanga and its catchment areas were greatly affected. 

The heavy downpour which began around 4: 30 am resulted in flooding causing wanton destruction to farmlands in affected areas. 

A number of houses in flood prone areas were inundated by the flood waters. Some of the affected Communities include Sawaba, Damoen, Kalbeo, Kumbangre, and Tindonsolbogo. 

Affected areas in the Talensi district include Winkogo, Nyaasa, Abi-yeri, Awus-Yeri, Kodeema, Kori and Alab-yeri. 

Most communities in the Builsa and Kassena-Nankana districts were not spared as households and farmlands were submerged in water.

The regional vaccination exercise against Cerebrospinal Meningitis which was originally scheduled to begin on Wednesday suffered a major setback as health officials were stacked at their homes.

The rains also disrupted school activities as well as the ongoing voter exhibition exercise taking place in designated polling centres across the region.  
 

 In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Regional NADMO Officer in charge of Operations, Paul Wooma said Zonal officers are still on the field compiling data on the affected persons and households to enable them attend to their plight. 

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