Seji Saji Amedonu, the deputy director-general of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has told Xinhua that the affected communities are in eight districts across the Greater Accra, Volta, and Eastern Regions.
Amedonu attributed the dam’s spillage, which began in early October, to an excess of water resulting from heavy rains in September and the ongoing spillage of the Bagre Dam upstream in Burkina Faso.
Numerous structures, farms, roads, schools, health facilities, and power stations were submerged in various communities, with losses yet to be assessed.
NADMO has provided shelter to most displaced individuals in schools, churches, mosques, and tents, and potable water has been delivered through tanker services across the eight districts since the flooding began.
He said that the situation is expected to return to normal within two to three weeks, and at that time the process of cleaning, fumigation, and conducting health checks will begin to facilitate the return of displaced individuals to their homes.
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