At least 93 houses collapsed in the North East Gonja District after torrential rains that began on Wednesday, leaving more than 246 residents without shelter.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) said the floods also destroyed food stocks, farm produce and livestock, and damaged a key feeder road that connects communities such as Lantung Park, Kedingi and Kanankula to the surrounding areas.
NADMO’s Savannah Regional Director, Mahama Zakaria, led an assessment of the affected communities and documented the damage, sending situation reports to the organisation’s head office. He said relief items could reach residents within 48 hours.
“Our immediate priority is to assess the extent of the damage and provide support to residents who have been displaced,” Mr Zakaria said.
For many, the losses go beyond homes. Luckman Musah, a local farmer, said floodwaters destroyed his bags of soybeans, maize and rice, as well as his livestock. “I have lost bags of soybeans, maize and rice, as well as my livestock, to the floods,” he said, appealing for urgent support from the government and other organisations.
The flooding has also washed away a section of a feeder road that links the affected communities to the local market. The road is a vital route for the movement of people, farm produce and other goods. “The damaged road has affected our businesses because customers and traders can no longer move freely between the communities and the market,” said Eric, a local business operator.
District Chief Executive Abdul Mumin Ewuntomah confirmed the collapse of 93 structures and warned that residents from around Bimbila, who rely on the road to access the market, have also been cut off. He appealed to the National Security, the Minister of Roads and Highways and the Department of Feeder Roads to treat the damage as an emergency.
With the road still impassable, traders fear prolonged inaccessibility could worsen the economic impact of the floods, while district officials have raised concerns about access to healthcare for residents in the affected communities.
Authorities are working to restore the damaged road and deliver relief supplies, but residents remain in urgent need of shelter, food and medical care.
