Friday, 29 March

Damongo rainstorm displaces 750 residents

General News
The roof of this house ripped off

More than 750 residents of Damongo, the capital of the Savanna Region, have been rendered homeless by heavy downpour that ripped off the roofs of some 95 houses including school buildings and businesses.

The West Gonja Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr Bavug Adam, in an interview with Class News’ regional correspondent Zion Abdul-Rauf, said the affected persons include 110 male adults, 250 children with the remaining being women.

Mr Adam further disclosed that three persons sustained various degrees of injury, as a result of the Tuesday storm.

According to the NADMO boss, relief items were yet to be released to the victims who are currently putting up with family members.

He said: “We’ve to compile the report to the region for onward submission to the national level for them to assess the situation and decide what package or support the people will need and send to us. So, we have done that and waiting but I can’t tell exactly when we will receive the support but I’m sure it will come in due time.”

The entire municipality was left in darkness for more than 24 hours following the storm that collapsed trees which, in turn, downed high tension electrical cables.

The worst affected areas are Yagbon, Alhassan-kura, Ngbaripe and Hangaline.

Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for the Damongo, who doubles as the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has visited the affected homes to sympathise with the victims.

Apart from homes and shops, the minister also visited the Falahiat and Almanara primary schools at Yagbon and Ngbaripe, respectively.

He assured the victims of his support to reroof the decimated homes.

Mr Jinapor also tasked his team not to discriminate in distributing relief items to the victims.

“Since I started with you people, I made it clear that your cry is my cry and your happiness my happiness. After hearing the sad news about the heavy rainstorm, I quickly ran home to have a feel of what the people are going through and to see for myself, sympathise with you and offer my little support.

“I’ve seen for myself the level of destruction and I wish to state that by Monday, 19 April, the NPP party executives will bring you my support to roof your homes and shops while you wait for what the government, through NADMO, will also do for you,” he stated.

 

Source: classfmonline.com/Zion Abdul-Rauf