Heavy rainfall has left parts of Adutor in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region submerged, with basic schools and the Adutor Health Centre severely affected by flooding.
The incident has disrupted education and healthcare delivery in the community, leaving pupils, patients, and residents stranded as rising waters cut off access to key public facilities.
The Adutor Health Centre has been heavily inundated, with floodwaters also covering surrounding roads, making the facility virtually inaccessible. Health workers say they are unable to reach patients in their homes, while patients are equally unable to access medical care due to the impassable conditions. The nurses’ quarters have also been affected by the flooding.
“We are reaching the nursing mothers and attending to the children to give them their vaccination has become impossible. They can’t reach us, we can’t also reach them, and it is very dangerous to walk through the floodwaters,” said a health worker, Phillis Kpovi, speaking to Channel One News.
Basic schools in the area have also been affected, with classrooms inundated and learning activities disrupted. Pupils have been left stranded as access to school compounds becomes increasingly difficult. The School Management Committee Chairperson for the Bekpo/Sonukpo D/A Basic School told Channel One News that the school has been temporarily shut down to prevent any unforeseen incidents.
Residents say the flooding has also entered homes and farmlands, worsening the impact on livelihoods in the area. They attribute the recurring floods to the community’s location around rivers and lagoons, which overflow during periods of heavy rainfall.
The Assembly Member for the Adutor Electoral Area, Promise Agbanyo, and the Chief of Bekpo, Togbe Drah II, have called for urgent dredging of the Tordze River to increase its capacity and prevent overflow during heavy rains. They also want improved drainage infrastructure to help channel excess water and reduce future flooding.
“We need serious dredging; that will help. If the government is able to facilitate that, we will not be in this mess,” the assembly member said.
Basic schools in the community have also been flooded with classrooms hardship hit. Pupils have been left stranded as rising waters continue to affect access to school premises.
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