The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has stated that measures are in place to send more relief materials to households affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage.
Hundreds of people have been displaced in Mepe in the North Tongu and Central Tongu Constituencies in recent days.
NADMO is relocating some inhabitants to safer regions, and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is also working feverishly to secure the citizens’ safety.
Bright Sedem, the Central Tongu NADMO Coordinator, told Citi News that his organization is working with the Volta River Authority (VRA) to obtain additional supplies.
“The whole island moved to this place, we don’t want anybody to be there again. And we moved all those who are in Siamekome, and some have voluntarily evacuated themselves, and gathered in the house, and we have taken data of those. VRA is not only looking at Central Tongu. North and South Tongu are all part of it. The Deputy Director for VRA and the DG for NADMO informed us yesterday, October 11, that what they brought was the first phase, there will be more coming. They want to cushion the people based on how the entire thing is going. Our understanding is that this is just the beginning, more will come,”
Bright Sedem explained.
Hundreds of inhabitants in Mepe, Volta Region’s North Tongu area, are facing a terrible situation after the Akosombo dam leakage flooded their homes.
The overflow has resulted in significant losses, with some people scrambling to save personal goods and fleeing to higher ground for safety.
The neighborhood is dealing with the loss of critical services, since both water and power have been shut off.
