The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has cautioned residents living near the Birim river to relocate to higher grounds to avoid a possible disaster.
Alfred Owiredu Agyemang, the Eastern Regional NADMO Operations Director, who spoke to Citi News, said although they had not recorded any casualty, he wants residents to relocate to higher grounds to avoid any incident.
“We cannot tell what can happen. We have been very fortunate [so far],” he said.
Mr. Owiredu Agyemang also said other districts could be affected as the level of Rivers continue to rise.
Dozens of residents in communities along the Atewa District have been stuck in their homes for about three days following a downpour which has caused river Birim to overflow its banks.
Other rivers such as river Jejeti, Akukuo and Sae, have also overflowed their banks cutting off link roads in all the communities.
The Abomosu Community has been entirely cut off by the flood with other communities such as Asunafo, Nkrukan, Amonom, Mouso, Jejeti and Osinase Krobomu also affected.
This situation has brought both social and economic activities to a halt in the affected communities.
Citi News sources in the affected communities indicated that some farmers who went to their farms on Friday before the rains have since not returned.
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By: Neil Amatey Kanarku/citinewsroom.com/Ghana