[ad_1] Some children displaced in the areas affected by the floods from the spillage of the Akosombo Dam have reported issues of sexual harassment meted out to them, Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has indicated. He says some of these children who are teenagers have been placed at risk, some denied their … Read more
[ad_1] Host of Maakye on Onua TV/FM, Blessed Godsbrain Smart also known as Captain Smart has pleaded with the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to go to the aid of the flood victims in the Volta region. He has also called on the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to join hands with the GMA … Read more
[ad_1] Disinfection and fumigation exercise have begun at Mepe, the epicenter of the flood resulting from the spillage of the Kpong and Akosombo Dams by the Volta River Authority (VRA). The VRA which caused the mayhem is undertaking the exercise because the floods have started receding. The Emergency Preparedness Coordinator of the VRA, Ing. Kwame … Read more
[ad_1] Gideon Hammond, a Ghanaian young man is staging a one-man demonstration in front of the seat of government, the Jubilee House, in Accra. His reason, he says, is to register his displeasure over what he describes as the President’s adamance in declaring a State of Emergency in the various areas affected by the floods … Read more
[ad_1] Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Dr. Freda Akosua Oheneafrewo Prempeh, has said she has been taken “out of context” with her comments regarding the noncompliance of flood victims on evacuation campaigns championed by relevant stakeholders prior to the spillage of the water from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. According to a viral video … Read more
[ad_1] Calls have come for the donation of water tanks to the flood victims of the water spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong dams in the Volta region. This is to help the affected residents get access to clean water for their chores following the contamination of the available ones in their communities. The call … Read more
[ad_1] A full-scale investigation into the flooding in the Volta region resulting from the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams will be conducted by the House of Parliament to bring those responsible for the disaster to book. This is an assurance a Member of Parliament for one of the hard-hit areas in … Read more
[ad_1] Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called the bluff of government over claims that it asked residents along the Lower Volta Basin to evacuate their homes prior to spilling the water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams. The MP says government has caused them enough pain and shouldn’t add “salt … Read more
[ad_1] Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Freda Prempeh, has disclosed that victims of the floods from the spillage of water from the Akosombo Dam were advised to move ahead of the exercise by the stakeholders but refused to heed to the directive. According to the Minister, the Volta River Authority, National Disaster Management Organisation … Read more
[ad_1] The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has debunked allegations of withdrawing its personnel deployed to Mepe in the Volta region following the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. A Sunday, October 22, 2023 statement signed by the Director General of Public Relations, Naval Captain M.A Larbi, described the reports as “inaccurate.” The … Read more