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23 Oct

Volta Lake Breaks Banks; 2,500 Residents Displaced

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The Volta Lake has broken its banks leading to the displacement of 2,500 residents from nine communities within the Pru East District. The victims comprise 1,302 males and females 1,252, according to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). Communities affected are Kobre Nsuano, Pentecost Nsuano, Adiembra, Fanteakura, Tokobikope, Tonka, Agokope, Logakope and others. The Pru East District NADMO Director, Fredrick Ndila Ntana in a media interview said the victims have been relocated to higher grounds. “So far we have about over nine communities which are affected by the floods. These are Fanteakura, Birikente, Tokobikope, Accra Town, Kobre Nsuano, Who Are You,…

31 Jan

The Climate Change Not To Blame For Worsening Flooding Situation In Kumasi – KNUST Finding

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The rising flood situation in Kumasi is largely independent of increase in rainfall and current temperature patterns. That is the major finding in a research by the Department of Geography and Rural Development of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The findings are published in the journal, Cities. The current debate suggests that climate change is behind the rising urban flooding in Ghana. This research analysed the extent to which climate change influences flooding in Ghana. Beyond the interviews, the researchers analyzed rainfall patterns between 1986 and 2016. They found that rainfall has seen marginal increase in the…

05 Oct

Weija Dam Spillage: Don’t Blame GWC Over The Downstream Flooding, Question DCEs And MMDCs- PRO

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The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Ghana water company, Stanley Martey has said the company cannot be blamed over the flooding that led to the destruction of properties at Weija due to the dam spillage. His comment comes after several homes were flooded as a result of the Weija dam spillage, leading many residents stranded. Speaking with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Mr. Martey said that ‘’before we spill, we warn residents of the havoc it will cause. This is something we do every year. I don’t understand why people are building around these areas, because they…

03 Oct

Flooding: Human Activities Coupled With Engineering Works Must Be Blamed-NADMO Mun. Dir.

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The Municipal Operations Director for NADMO in New Juaben North, Twumasi Kankam, has said that human activities coupled with engineering works should be blamed for the perennial flooding. This comes after one hundred residents of Amanase in Ayensuano District were on Saturday, October 1, 2022, displaced as river Ayensu also over flooded its banks following days of torrential rainfall. The floods entered homes, shops and almost submerged significant part of the community. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement in the morning show on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV on Monday, the municipal Director disclosed that a life was lost following the torrential…