COMMUNITY WATCH

The people of Adagya Watereso in the Amanse South District of the Ashanti region, have made a passionate appeal to the government through the District Assembly and their Member of Parliament to connect the community to the national electricity grid.   Adagya Watereso is one of the oldest communities in …

The Residents of Aboabo a farming Community near Amanase in Ayensuano District in the Eastern Region have been cut off due to collapsed bridges as a result of heavy downpours in the area. The collapse of the bridge has caused the river to flood the road making it difficult for …

A portion of the Chief of Akim Oda’s Palace in the Eastern Region has collapsed.     The incident comes four days after the Akim Oda Central Market was razed by fire.     According to residents, they noticed some cracks in the building on Wednesday and cautioned passers-by not …

  Preliminary assessment of the impact of the devastation caused by the last night inferno in Akyem Oda main market has revealed that a total of about 600 stores, shops, outlets and stalls containing traders wares are destroyed. The items included clothes, dresses, provisions, food items, sewing machines, bags, mobile …

  Fire has gutted part of Gary Marvin hospital at Kotwe in the Atwimah Kwawomah district of the Ashanti region.   Gary Marvin hospital at Kotwe in the Atwimah Nkwawomah district of the Ashanti region is on fire patients are fear trapped in the building         https://twitter.com/ike_bediako/status/1435929333957279744?s=20 …

At least 30 communities will be affected by an interruption in water supply in the western part of the Greater Accra Region from 13th to 17th September 2021, the Ghana Water Company Limited has announced. The Management of the GWCL in a statement said its engineers will be replacing some …

Some parts of Accra and the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, were flooded on Thursday morning following more than five hours of rainfall. In Accra, there was gridlock in areas such as Tesano, Shiahie, Okponglo, where the roads were submerged, causing heavy traffic.       Speaking to JoyNews, some agitated …

Major parts of the Kumasi Metropolis on Monday were flooded after torrential rains in the Ashanti Regional capital.   The downpour lasted for about three hours. The areas that got flooded included Adum, Kejetia, Atonsu-Ahinsan, Santasi TUC, among others. Some residents in Kumasi described the development as worrying.     …

Parts of the Tamale metropolis and the Sagnerigu municipality have been flooded following a downpour that lasted for nearly three hours on Monday, August 30, 2021. Areas including Gumani, Fuo, Vitting, Kalariga were also affected. A gas and fuel station was also inundated with floodwater.   Some affected residents have …

  Three more persons have drowned at Kunufor in the Chereponi district of the North East Region.   The incident occurred on Friday, August 27, when the victims, said to be returning from the farm, attempted to cross the Lamm river after heavy rains.   According to the National Disaster …