A total of 5,140 residents have been displaced and 412 houses damaged by flooding in communities in Ghana’s Hohoe Municipality, according to data from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).
The figures emerged as President John Dramani Mahama toured flood-hit communities in the Volta Region to assess the impact of the disaster and ongoing relief efforts.
The flooding affected seven communities following continuous rainfall in neighbouring Togo, which caused the Dayi River to overflow its banks and inundate low-lying areas, including Hohoe Zongo and other riverside communities.
During the visit, Mahama donated relief materials to support victims and complement humanitarian assistance already being provided to affected residents.
The items, received by the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, on behalf of the post-flood committee, included more than 2,500 25kg bags of rice, maize, mattresses, mats, tinned fish, cooking oil, washing powder, roofing sheets, sanitary pads, tissue paper, mosquito coils, plastic buckets and basins, as well as baby diapers.
The President sympathised with the victims and commended community leaders, the Member of Parliament, the Municipal Chief Executive and other stakeholders for their efforts in supporting affected residents.
Mahama said changing climate patterns were contributing to increasingly extreme weather conditions, making rainfall patterns more difficult to predict.
He also visited some affected homes in Hohoe Zongo, where he interacted with residents and assessed the extent of the damage.
During the visit, the President announced that Dzata Cement had donated 5,000 bags of cement to support residents whose buildings were damaged by the floods.
