Public Health Specialist, Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah, has reiterated calls to declare a state of emergency in areas ravaged by flood in the Volta Region.
Over 26,000 persons living in the south Volta basin have been have been forced to abandon their homes due to widespread flooding resulting in the devastating destruction of homes and farmlands along the banks of the River Volta due to spillage of the Akosombo and Kpone Dams by the Volta River Authority.
The flood has led to the disruption of essential services, leaving some areas without access to water and electricity.
In an official statement, government confirmed that thousands of people in at least nine districts have been displaced as a direct consequence of the flooding, local media reported.
The Volta River Authority commenced the spillage of excess water on September 15, due to rising levels of the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams.
While the current inflow to the reservoir is pegged at 400,000 cubic feet of water per second, the authority says it is spilling just about 183,000 cubic feet of water, and they cannot ascertain when the spilling exercise will be over.
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Speaking to host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive, Obidihye Kwaku Atiemo, Public Health Specialist, Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah said a state of emergency will aid government to mitigate the “man-made” disaster that has displaced thousands of residents.
She added that a state of emergency will ensure that adequate resources and logistics are channeled to the affected areas to avoid further destructions.
“Government needs to immediately declare a state of emergency to avoid further destructions. A state of emergency will ensure that resources will be deployed to the region. Doctors, Nurses, NADMO, mobilization of ambulances, helicopters among others will be deployed to the affected areas if a state of emergency is declared,” Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah explained.
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