The Fanteakwa North District Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has asked residents in Communities along Afram River to relocate to higher grounds as an early warning signal to possible flooding as a result of Bagre Dam spillage.
The Fanteakwa North District Director of the Disaster Management body Rev. George Opoku Acheampong on September 15, 2020, led a team from selected partners which includes, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Police Service, and Information Service Department sensitize residents in communities close to the river banks.
The Communities are Ganyokope, Abuakwa, Tromeleveme, Adakope, Akakpokope and J.B.K Kope”
The annual spillage of Bagre Dam causes destructive and some fatal flooding incidents in Communities from the Northern part of Ghana to the Southern sector.
Sonabel, the agency responsible for the management of the Bagre and Kompienga dams, had indicated that the volumes of spilled water could be heavier this year.
Already some lives have been lost in Communities in the Northern sector devastated by the Bagre dam spillage flood.
Eleven districts that are constantly affected in the Northern region include Karaga, East Gonja, Nanumba South, Tolon Kumbungu, Bole, West Gonja, Savelugu, Nanton, East Manprusi, Yendi, and West Mamprusi.
In the Upper East region, Bawku West, Binduri, and Talensi districts will be affected, while in Upper West Region, Nandom, Lawra, Nadowli, and Wa West districts will be affected.
Nkwanta North, Krachi East, Krachi West, and Krachi Nchumuru districts in the Northern Volta are also affected. In the Eastern Region, Afram Plains North and Afram Plains South districtsFanteakwa North and parts of Upper Manya Krobo are also affected.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
