Parts of the Volta regional capital Ho is submerged, due to torrential downpour.

The rain came down on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

The incident has left residents in fear and anxiety over the possibility of more severe flooding during this year’s rainy season.

The nearly two-hour long rainfall, described by many as the heaviest in years, overwhelmed the town’s main drainage systems.

Though no fatalities were recorded, the floodwaters caused significant damage to properties, displacing residents and halting all activity in the business district.

For more than two hours after the rain had stopped, the areas in the Ho municipality remained impassable, with vehicular and human movement restricted.

Bright Kwadzo, a resident from Ho-Tsiyikpota whose home was severely affected, urged authorities to factor proper drainage into road projects in the area to aid the passage of water, especially when it rained. He appealed to local authorities to urgently address the issue to prevent future disasters.

Another affected resident Celestine Attipoe admonished, “We must stop building on waterways.

“Our own actions are making us vulnerable to floods.”

The residents of Ho called on the Municipal Assembly for immediate relief support and long-term interventions to mitigate flooding in the municipality.