A total of 150 houses and farmlands have been submerged following destruction caused by the diversion of the Ayensu River by the contractor working on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway.
Three other houses have also collapsed.
The destruction following the diversion began on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
It impacted a bridge over the River Ayensu, which starts in the Eastern Region and flows across the Accra-Cape Coast Highway near Gomoa Okyereko in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region before emptying into the sea.
The incident caused the main Accra-Cape Coast Highway to cave in, leaving commuters stranded on Thursday morning [June 6].
Speaking to journalists on the matter,
Robert Hackman, the Gomoa East District Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NaDMO) said: “Currently, three houses have collapsed and almost 150 houses have been submerged, and as it stands now, it hasn’t been easy.
“This morning, we came around 3 am hoping that the water would go down, but part of the bridge has collapsed totally, so we are appealing to motorists coming from Cape Coast to use the Winneba Junction route and appear at Akotsi Junction. Motorists should not use the Potsin-Okyereko stretch.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
