Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei
Antem Basic School was one of the affected buildings
of the flood, that Cape Coast experienced
Some areas in the Cape Coast metropolis got
flooded on Wednesday after a heavy rainstorm. Several structures including
schools and church buildings were affected. Four churches had been hit and its
members were trying to retrieve some items from the Antem school building.
A resident said: “We have lost a lot
of things. I don’t think I can even mention them due to the magnitude.”
The Central Regional National Disaster Management
Organization (NADMO) says there is no cause for alarm following the flooding of
some areas in the Cape Coast Municipality.
The Central Regional NADMO coordinator, Yisande
Amartey in an interview with Citi News explained that “people
haven’t been displaced; the water receded immediately after the rains so I
don’t think there is any cause for alarm. We are firmly on the ground.”
Mr. Amartey attributed the intensity of the
flooding to the construction of a fuel station in the middle of a waterway
which prevented the free flow of the rainwater during the rainstorm.
He noted that his outfit is currently assessing
the extent of damage that has been caused and “until we send the report to
Accra, we cannot do anything immediately.”
He however dismissed claims that about 40 houses
had been affected but clarified that an estimated number of about 26 houses
were hit by the flood.
He revealed personnel of the Ghana National Fire
Service had been deployed to pump out the water from the affected buildings d
and assured residents that NADMO was working to put the situation under
control.
he dismissed claims that about 40 houses had been affected but clarified an estimated number of about 26 which is more than half of 40,Mr.coordinator the reporter used the word ABOUT before the figure so just face the truth and do something immediately.
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