More than 100 houses have been partially or completely destroyed due to the recent rains in the Tempane District of the Upper Eats Region. This is according to the DCE for the area, Anabide Issaka.
A forty-year-old man was also hit by the branch of a shea tree after attempting to free his sheep that was tied under the shade of the tree. The man is presumed to have died immediately after he was hit.
This came to light when Mr. Issaka spoke on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper East Show.
“We have a lot of destruction. We have individual houses numbering over 100 that were destroyed. We have a CHPS compound that has had its roof ripped off. We are taking steps to see how we can have the roof fixed again,” he said.
“We also have wooden electricity poles, about 20 of them, that were destroyed,” the DCE added.
Mr. Issaka said work is currently ongoing on the broken poles. He said NEDCO/VRA is currently replacing the wooden poles with metal poles. While parts of the district have been affected because of the broken poles, the DCE said he had been assured that work on replacing them would be quickened so the power would be restored to the residents of the area.
Meanwhile, residents in the Upper East Region may have to contend with the loss of properties that comes along with the ‘hellish’ rainstorms for a few more weeks. This is according to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).
Speaking on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper Easy Show, the Regional Director of NADMO, Jerry Asamani encouraged residents in the region to be more cautious as the rains that accompany the roof-raising, tree-breaking winds are yet to subside.
“We are in the dry season. Definitely, the soil is dry and loose. When the wind blows, it is able to generate a storm, collecting the particles, dust and other debris. That actually strengthens the forces of the storms,” he said.
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