Central Region Weeps After 18 Died in Flooding, Building Collapses: "We Urgently Require Support"
- At least 18 people have died and nearly 9,000 residents have been affected after devastating floods, mudslides and building collapses hit Ghana's Central Region over the weekend
- NADMO's Central Regional Director Emmanuel Kwesi Dawood confirmed 58 building collapses and 377 people internally displaced across 13 districts and municipalities
- NADMO has appealed to corporate bodies, NGOs and philanthropists to support affected families with food, mattresses, roofing sheets and medical supplies
At least 18 people have died and nearly 9,000 residents affected after torrential rains triggered floods, building collapses, mudslides and drowning incidents across the Central Region over the weekend.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) disclosed the toll during a post-disaster assessment tour on June 22.
Source: Facebook
GNA reported that the organisation said disasters struck 13 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies across the region.
The Central Regional Director of NADMO, Emmanuel Kwesi Dawood, said Cape Coast Metropolis suffered the most severe impact, recording six of the 18 confirmed deaths. Five of those fatalities resulted from building collapses, while one person drowned.
Across the region, NADMO recorded 58 building collapses, leaving 377 people internally displaced. Many affected families were forced to seek shelter with relatives, friends, churches and traditional authorities.
"We have recorded 18 fatalities and thousands of victims. Our contingency stocks have been heavily depleted, and we urgently require support to assist affected families."
The organisation in a statement on Facebook, said it participated in some of the funerals for the deceased.
NADMO said it had ordered the evacuation of unsafe buildings in affected communities in response to the scale of the disaster.
NADMO appeals for urgent support for victims
Dawood said the magnitude of the disaster had placed enormous strain on NADMO's relief resources, particularly following a series of emergency interventions the organisation had undertaken in recent months.
He appealed to corporate organisations, non-governmental organisations, faith-based groups, traditional authorities and philanthropists to step in with food items, mattresses, blankets, roofing sheets, medical supplies, hygiene kits and educational materials for the displaced.
Dawood confirmed that assessments conducted by NADMO and the Regional Disaster Management Committee identified 8,981 flood victims across the affected areas. The affected districts include Cape Coast, Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem, Mfantseman, Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, Upper Denkyira East, Upper Denkyira West and Awutu Senya West, among others.
Source: YEN.com.gh
