The Volta Regional capital, Ho, experienced heavy downpour last Saturday, resulting in flooding of the Township.
The rain, which fell for about three hours, flooded the main business centre of the capital, popularly known as ‘Civic Centre’,as the main storm gutter around Togbe Afede’s palace could not contain the water.
However, no life was lost, but properties were destroyed.
The intensity of the flood, which was described by residents as historic,also destroyed bridges and culverts in the Alele and SDA area.
The Civic Centre, the heart of business activities in the Municipality, became a restricted area for more than two hours, even after the rain stopped, preventing vehicular and human movement.
The Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Divine Richard Komla Bosson and a team of experts from the Assembly and personnel of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) visited the flooded area to sympathise with the victims.
Mr Bosson, who briefed the media after visiting the flooded areas on Sunday, July 9, 2023 said preliminary assessment of the situation showed that some storm drains in the town were weak and could not contain the flood waters.
The Ho MCE said the Assembly would provide solutions to the problems within the capacity of the Assembly. He also promised to draw attention of the central government to the issue.
Mr Bosson said it was identified after the tour of the flooded areas that people living along the drains use them as refuse dump, whilst others have also built on waterways.
He, therefore, called on residents to be alert, particularly those living near gutters, culverts and bridges,and to relocate whenever it is raining until major repair works are done.
He also charged the Environmental Department of the Assembly to ensure that those who farm along the drains and also dump waste materials into them are arrested and prosecuted.
A flood victim at Ho-Bankoe, Mr Paul Abah, whose home was flooded, attributed the development to a construction work going on in the area.
Chief of Ho-Bankoe, Togbe Adu Bobi VI, said the people of the area would help the Assembly to prevent people from farming and building on waterways.
