Video Of People Living In Slums With Their Structures Flooded With Water After Heavy Rains Saddens Many

Video Of People Living In Slums With Their Structures Flooded With Water After Heavy Rains Saddens Many

  • A TikTok user shared a sad video which showed how people living in makeshift structures had their homes flooded with water after a heavy downpour
  • The video showed two men standing in the water and assessing the level of damage caused by the flooding
  • Several netizens who saw the video were sad for the affected residents but also thankful to God that they did not have to suffer similar incidents

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Several netizens thanked God for what they had and realised they had no cause to complain when they saw a video shared on TikTok by user @gidicribs showing how some residents in a slum had their makeshift structures flooded with water after heavy rains.

Photos of men assessing the level of damage done by heavy flooding in a community
Two men assessing level of damage done by heavy flooding. Photo credit: @gidicribs
Source: UGC

The video showed two men standing in the water and assessing the level of damage caused by the heavy downpour. The video was accompanied by a caption that read "be thankful, others have it worse than you do. Imagine living here".

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In the video, a family could be seen sitting in their room surrounded by water, with nowhere to turn to for help.

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Netizens react to the video of the flooded neighbourhood

Several netizens were sad when they saw the video and took to the comments to share their thoughts. YEN.com.gh compiles some reactions below.

Carterofficial commented:

This kind condition dem still dey born ‍♂️

Michael Olarewaju2013 remarked:

Funny enough, someone will still try to extort tithe from people like these.

@winnerssalon enquired:

This is so sad. Is there any way I can get this man's contact or more information about him?

Jatue added:

So sad. The infrastructure needs vast improvement

Family living in a flooded apartment for 5 years go viral, video of their home interior breaks hearts

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In an earlier story, YEN.com.gh wrote about a family that lived in a flooded apartment for five years. For a certain poor household, living in a flooded home is nothing extraordinary or shocking. The impoverished family became accustomed to living in a flooded apartment since they lacked the resources to relocate. Many people were devastated after seeing a video of their water-logged home, where they had lived for nearly five years.

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Richmond Setrana Richmond Setrana is a real estate editor for YEN.com.gh with 5 years of writing experience. He graduated from KNUST in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and is currently enrolled in a MA—Mass Communications program with Liverpool John Moores University. He has written for reputable platforms like meqasa.com, Noanyi, Edanra and Yourcommonwealth.org. He can be reached via: richmond.setrana@yen.com.gh