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General News of Saturday, June 8, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-06-08
Vehicles moving freely once the mud has been cleaned from the road
Another mudslide on the Kasoa-Accra highway made part of the stretch impbadable after Friday's torrential rains.
Muddy and muddy puddles covered most of the road, about one kilometer from the Kasoa toll, making driving extremely difficult.
The result was a traffic jam that forced some motorists to drive across the two-lane road to Kasoa.
Some drivers who knew the situation headed for the relatively long Kokrobite road that leads to the old Kasoa Barrier.
The situation, however, provided some unemployed youth with the opportunity to make money from drivers and other commuters.
The situation, which is not new, stems from the mbadive development underway in the region which continues to strip the land of its vegetation cover.
Experts say the soil in the area is loose, making the area vulnerable to erosion.
In the absence of adequate drainage in the colony, running water and mud from the hills create deep ravines and end up on the road.
The situation also poses a major threat to MacCarthy Hill homes and surrounding areas, as they are likely to be destroyed by torrential rain in the area.
Extraction and sand extraction activities continue to leave gaping holes in the hill overlooking the Weija dam, from which volumes of water cause sediment on the road.
A section of the hill, which is a major source of gravel for the construction of the Mallam-Kasoa road, has been taken over over the years by sand winners and people who earn their living in a nearby quarry.
In June 2013, free parts of the hill fell and blocked the portion of the road between Kasoa and Weija after a downpour, resulting in a traffic jam for hours.
In addition to houses competing for space, churches have also sprung up there.
Some landslides throughout the country
On June 15, 1933, a landslide occurred on a section of the Akwapim-Togo mountain ranges, where Has is located in the Volta region, but no major disaster has been recorded.
On March 5, 2005, the entire Afram Plains district and part of the southern Kwahu district were cut off from the rest of the country, following a landslide in Kam, a village located near Pitiku Junction in the East region, as a result of a downpour. The first landslide in the region occurred in 1972.
On June 20, 2010, a downpour caused a landslide on the Peduase-Water Works Road, a stretch of the Pantang-Mamfe Expressway in the Eastern Region.
The landslide occurred near a two-story building at the edge of a rocky mountain, blocking part of the road.
On October 6, 2010, a landslide occurred during a torrential rain in Adukrom – Yensi, in the Eastern region, causing three deaths and many destroyed properties.
On October 25, 2012, 20 hectares of cocoa plantations were destroyed in Wbada Asikuma and Wbada Nkran in Prestea / Huni Valley District, Western Region, following heavy rains that affected 60 cocoa farmers.
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