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General news for Saturday, February 27, 2021
Source: GNA
2021-02-27
File photo of a flooded area
A heavy downpour seen in the metropolis of Sekondi-Takoradi (STMA) wreaked havoc on school properties, homes and shops.
The rains of more than two hours affected areas such as the Central Business District (CBD) in Takoradi, Essikafo-Ambantem No. 1 and 2 and the White House area of Mankessim.
The others are: Adakope, Kokompe, the new site of Effiakuma, the road to the airport of Takoradi, Ekuase near Sekondi, Anaji and other low areas.
The rains, which lasted just over two hours, blocked many asphalt roads in the metropolis as trees along some roads fell on the roads, making them inaccessible to private and commercial drivers.
Residents of some of these areas, including schoolchildren, shoppers, hawkers and traders, found it difficult to access roads or move from point to point, while drivers attempting to cross had struggling to identify the right paths.
The sewers were filled with water overflowing from its banks, which rushed into households, stores and apartments damaging properties.
One of the hardest hit by the rain is the Anglican JHS Good Shepherd at the new Effiakuma site in the municipality of Effia-Kwesimintsim (EKMA), where the school grounds and classrooms have been flooded, destroying teaching and learning materials.
Madam Carolyn Idun Tawiah, principal of the school, told the Ghanaian news agency that all classrooms were flooded, submerging all desks, books, cardboard and other materials belonging to the students and the school.
She said that although the students were in school, they were safely rescued by teachers and some “Good Samaritans” in the community without any injuries.
She explained that it took the intervention of teachers and some parents in the community to help collect all the water from the classrooms in order to make the place usable.
However, by the time the GNA visited the school, the classrooms were still soaked in water and the students were trying to collect the debris.
Ms. Tawiah therefore called on the authorities to provide them with a new school block, the situation recurring even with the slightest downpour.
“I think we need an entirely new block because it always happens every time it rains. Moreso, the place is a log of water and sometimes we see water coming from the ground. We ask the authorities to help us in particular as the rainy season approaches, ”she lamented.
When contacted, Western Region Minister-designate Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah said plans were underway to address the ongoing flooding problem in the metropolis.
He announced that a section has been allocated for construction and that the contractor would soon take possession of the site for the start of work.
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