At least five persons have been confirmed dead following last weekend’s flood in the Eastern Region, the National Disaster and Management Organisation (NADMO) confirmed on Tuesday (4 October 2022).
Kwame Koduah, the director of NADMO in the Eastern Region said 10 individuals are still missing in the Nsawam Adoagyiri constituency after Saturday’s flood.
“The severity of the flooding has left Eastern Region in a very devastating situation,” Koduah said on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Tuesday. “Seventeen districts have been affected including Ofoase Ayirebi.”
“We’ve lost five lives in the Eastern Region as a result of the devastating nature of the flooding. In Nsawam Adoagyiri 10 people are missing now. It’s very catastrophic and devastating.
“Over 100 houses were submerged in the river and 750 people are displaced and are now being accommodated at church halls and community centres,” he added.
Meanwhile, close to 2,000 residents of Nsawam in the Eastern Region have been rendered homeless after floods swept their homes over the weekend.
The Densu river overflowed its banks after the downpour, forcing residents in the area to abandon their houses, livestock, and other properties.
Addressing the media, the MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh said: “We will all continue to monitor the situation and see what we can do. We appeal for calm.”
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