Some farmlands along the White Volta River in the Binduri, Bawku West and Talensi districts have been submerged due to heavy downpour coupled with the spillage of the Bagre Dam.
Over the past four days, the Upper East Region has experienced heavy rainfall resulting in flooding in some parts of the region.
Speaking to Mark Smith on Daybreak Upper East show on A1 radio, the Binduri district director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Daniel Azimbe, indicated that some farmlands in the Binduri district have been submerged.
The situation, according to him, is attributed to the torrential rainfall witnessed in the region for the past few days coupled with the spillage of the Bagre Dam.
He said, “We have rainfalls around the Binduri district, coupled with the spillage of the Bagre Dam. And really, it came on the 19th, that was the spillage date that we have been alerted by the authorities of the Bagre Dam. And as of yesterday, around 8 o’clock, we had the effect on our communities in the Binduri district.”
The affected communities include Yarugungu, Pansi, Isakaten, Yarugu-Biaka, the Bazua area, that is to Azumsapelega, flowing down to the end of Agomsi, that is the Kadi area. Crops have been flooded as a result of this spillage.
“So, we really have the effect, because most of our crops that are not matured for harvest have been flooded at the moment. Quite a number of farms have been submerged, and then we have houses that are very close to the area of the river. But at the moment, we are just carrying on the monitoring and the assessment. And at the moment, it is the crops that have been submerged,” Azimbe explained.
He added that they cannot provide specific figures at the moment as they are still on the ground assessing the extent of the damage. Thankfully, they have not yet received any reports of loss of life or property, including livestock.
The Head of the White Volta Basin at the Water Resources Comission, Jesse Kazapoe also confirmed reports of floods in the Bawku West District.
Source: A1Radioonline.Com|101.1 MHZ|Samuel Adagom|Bolgatanga
