Takoradi: five lives lost to more than eight hours of flight

General News of Monday, June 3, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-06-03

The heavy rains observed last Friday in the metropolis of Sekondi / Takoradi destroyed properties and also killed five children in Ngyeresia, a fishing community in the metropolis.

The house, which can accommodate six children, no longer bore the torrential rains and persistent rain and therefore gave in front of the children who killed five and left one in critical condition.

Children Auntie Ama 17 years old, Ama Dekye 13 years old, Clement Arhin Jnr. 9-year-old Emmanuel Annan 7 and Beatrice Amoah, aged one year, were confirmed dead upon their arrival at Essikado's government hospital.

Assembly member of the region, Mr. John Amakye, who confirmed the story to the GNA, said that the mortal remains of the five people were currently at the Effigy morgue. Nkwanta for autopsy and preservation.

One resident told the GNA in Sekondi, "For the first time, my life scared me as I went through the floods to go home."

In the meantime, the Regional Minister for the West visited the bereaved families and badured them of the repair of the house and any necessary badistance during the burial and funeral of the five children.

The Sekondi Police Station, the St. Andrews Anglican Church, the Shell Gas Station around Nabgas, and the Western Region Coordination Offices were all flooded, preventing vehicles and movement humans.

In Bakodo and Boabakrom, a flood-prone area in the STMA, the situation was no different as the houses were partially submerged by rainwater.

In Kansaworado, Ntankorful and parts of Anaji, most community bridges and culverts were submerged.

The Sekondi PDS substation, which supplies most of Takoradi, has not been left out. It was flooded, forcing the company to turn off its equipment to protect the facility.

In a statement issued by STMA's public relations department, it was written: "Given the long hours of rain in the metropolis all day long, please call your attention to the flood zones. reported. "

Mr. John Laste, the STMA PRO called on residents to cooperate, while the Assembly and NADMO were working to save the situation.