Residents of Asunia, a suburb of Chiana in the Kasena/Nankana West District of the Upper East region on monday woke up to an unusual sight of a r 40 year-old Mahogany tree crashed to the ground leading to a road block and damage to properties.
The tree, sited close to the main road linking the region to Tumu and the rest of the Upper West region, according to residents lost grip of the ground after a four-day down pour in the area.
Some of the structures destroyed includes; tables, benches, bicycles and a popular pavilion belonging to the opposition National Democratic Congress. No casualties were however recorded.
As at the time Atinka Fm's correspondent ,Senyalah Castro Cazo, visited the scene, residents of the area with help from personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service were busily chopping away portions of the huge tree to make way for free flow of traffic.
The District Chief Executive for Kasena/Nankana West District, Gerard Ataogye, who was at the scene of the disaster to assess the situation appealed the residents to stay claim and trust the Ghana National Fire Service to clear debris of the tree.
He urged the residents to be each other's keeper and be watchful for dangers that come with the rainy season.
He made a donation to the response team and assured the area of the Assembly's commitment to making the road motorable by close of day.
This disaster comes two days after hundreds of residents in Chiana were displaced by floods following heavy rains in the area nad has led to the colapse of many buildings .The situation has left several of the affected residents homeless with some taking shelter with relatives and at government facilities such as schools and clinics.
Residents of the area are blaming NADMO) officials in the area of doing nothing about their situation . It is however gathered that the DCE for the area, Gerard Ataogye, has instructed for the documentation on residents who have been hard hit by the flooding in order to seek relief items for them.
Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Senyalah Castro Cazo.
