[ 2016-09-26 ]

Two die in Koforidua after downpour
Two people are reported dead after heavy rains
ravaged parts of Koforidua in the Eastern Region
on Sunday.

The town was submerged in flood waters which
washed away parked vehicles and other property.

Some residents sustained various degrees of injury
as well. Ferdinand Akuffo Baah, a freelance
journalist who toured the town with the National
Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) told Citi
News that they found two people dead in a taxi
after being trapped in the flood waters.

“…The rain kept on consistently for more than
an hour… I had the opportunity of moving around
with NADMO’s rapid response team and we saw so
many damages, cars were trapped, lives and
properties were at risk. We recorded two deaths
and a whole lot of cars and properties
damaged.”

Ferdinand Akuffo Baah also said areas such as
Nsukwa, Kenkey factory road, a bridge and a Church
of Pentecost building on that stretch were badly
affected.

“That was exactly where the taxi was trapped. It
was like the rain dragged the taxi into a pit and
that was where the driver and the woman who was a
passenger lost their lives.”

Yesterday, the meteorological agency warned of a
storm in Accra but it is unclear whether that also
affected parts of the Eastern Region.

Source - citifmonline.com

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