Friday , March 29 2024

TIDAL WAVES SWEEPS AWAY AGAVEDZI AND BLEKUSU IN THE KETU DISTRICT V/R

Hundreds of Town dwellers in Agavedzi and Blekusu in the Ketu South District of Volta region have been rendered homeless following the destuction of the tidal waves that swept the towns last night.
Speaking to these homeless residents,they  said this strong tidal has being an annual ritual affecting the residents along the coast.They are therefore calling the government for support.

Some residents espercialy fisher folk, are counting their losses which has been displaced. Some of them have tried to retrieve their belongings through the flood.

The Dufia of Agavedzi,Togbue Akponoguia is also appealing to government for the sea defence to protect the coast from the ravages of the waves.

Meanwhile, Minuncipal Cheif Executive of Ketu South, Hon. Eliot Agbenorwu has assured the people the government will support.

One particular area called Adjapranya in the Sege constituency in Ada West Munincipality have also been affected by this disaster.The situation has dragged more rubbish to thier end and has destroyed a lot of properties.This made an urgent call as NADMO officials, National security officials the including Member of Parliament trooped in to assure affected residents that measures will be quickly put in place to clear this menace.

The Greater Accra regional NADMO cordinator,Archibold Kobbina said one measure of preventing this diseaster is to relocate residents arround the “Generally,we have all seen the impact of the tidal waves within the communities….We can see that the sea from where we are seeing gravitating towards where all of the are living…..and i think that something needs to be done very immediately about this…..We are going to have a meeting a immediately,we need to look at what to do so that those who are living very close by the beach can relocate” He reitrated.

In other related issue in the central region , one fisherman known as Opanyin Kofi Mensah died through the misfortune and a number of canoes have been damaged following the tidal waves that swept through the coast of the Mfantseman Municipality  over the weekend.Also a lot of injuries were recorded as victims have being admitted at the Saltpond hospital.

The tidal waves affected Ankaful, and other suburbs ,Saltpond, Nankesedo, Kormantse, Abandze and Anomabo.

 

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