BY: KALD I Voltaonlinegh.com |
A heavy rainstorm Wednesday afternoon in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital has caused severe destruction to some structures within the municipality.
Volta Online monitoring revealed the about 25-minute downpour, brought down giant billboards, ripped off buildings and uprooted trees in parts of the town.
Electricity supply lines were also not spared, resulting in power cut in some suburbs, such poly, SSNIT flat C.K Road, Barracks, among others.
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A tour of some affected areas by Volta Online saw a collapsed mango tree on a local eatry opposite the Ho Municipal Hospital, which reportedly injured some occupants.
Also, the roof of the ‘God Dey’ storey building close the Raymakossa traffic intersection, which houses a convenient shop and the Ho branch of Advans Ghana, was totally ripped off by the storm. With some of its members fallen on top of some adjourning houses in the area.
Some houses at Bankoe and Anagokordzi, also had parts of their roofs ripped.
Another hardly hit area, was the RIS Presby School at SSNIT Flat, where the entire roof of the lower primary block has been dislodged.
The storm also left in its trail, fallen trees which caused temporary road blocks at Old traffic light around the High Court, Residency Road, Kpodzi-Mawuko Girls Road, among others.
During the tour, Volta Online observed that some affected residents have began repairing their roofs before night fall.
Officials of NADMO and the Ghana National Fire Service were also in town to rescue persons who might have been trapped.
They also cleared the road blocks, while ECG officials also went on monitoring to fix affected service lines.
 Mr. Stephen Adigon, the Municipal Director of NADMO, whose family house was also not spared, told Volta Online his officers were on the field to assess the extent of damage caused, as there were reports of the disaster affecting other part of the municipality, including Kpenoe.
He indicated that, the extent of damage will be ascertained the next morning, as his men will work throughout the night.
Volta Online is still monitoring the situation for further updates subsequently.
Source: www.voltaonlinegh.comÂ
