President John Dramani Mahama has been touring flood-affected communities in Ghana where a relief aid programme has been underway.
The Ghanaian leader donated relief items to complement ongoing humanitarian support for victims of the flood that hit seven communities in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region.
This follows continuous rainfall in neighbouring Togo, which caused the Dayi River to overflow its banks and flood low-lying areas, particularly the Hohoe Zongo and other riverside communities.
According to data from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), 5,140 residents have been displaced and 412 houses damaged across the various communities.
The donated items, including over 2,500 (25kg) bags of rice, bags of maize, mattresses, mats, boxes of tinned fish, cooking oil, washing powder, roofing sheets, sanitary pads, tissue paper, mosquito coil, plastic buckets, plastic basins, and baby diapers, were received by the regional minister, James Gunu, on behalf of a post-flood committee.
Mahama sympathised with the affected victims and acknowledged the efforts of the Zongo community leadership, the MP, the MCE, and all who have supported the relief efforts.
He noted that climate change is leading to extreme weather patterns, making rainfall difficult to predict.
President Mahama, who also met with some victims during a visit to affected homes in Hohoe Zongo, announced that Dzata Cement has donated 5,000 bags for distribution to those whose buildings were affected.
AP
