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A severe rainstorm has destroyed more than 23 high tension electric poles in the Builsa District in the Upper East Region.
The rainstorm, which also ripped off portions of the roof of the eight-classroom block of the Sandema Senior High School completed just two years ago, has led to the cutting of electric power to most towns in the southern part of the district, including Wiaga and Fumbisi.
Also destroyed were public schools, including the Chiock Primary School, the Woblisa Day Care block and the Fumbisi Senior High and Agriculture School, which had their roofs ripped off.
At the Fumbisi Senior High and Agriculture School, the entire roof of the Science Laboratory was blown off, exposing students, laboratory equipment and chemicals to the vagaries of the weather.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Builsa, Mr Norbert Awulley, and the District Co-ordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr Solomon Akogti, have toured the affected areas.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Mr Awulley said the havoc caused by the storm had disrupted electricity supply to parts of the district, adding that some individual households had also lost a number of property.
He said the assembly had contacted the Upper East Regional Office of the Northern Electricity Department of the Volta River Authority to help restore power supply.
He appealed to the VRA to act with dispatch, saying the lack of electricity was affecting the economic life of the people since most to them relied on electric power to operate their small businesses.
Mr Akogti said many houses had collapsed and those affected were living with relatives and friends.
He said his outfit was in the process of collating data on affected persons for onward submission to the regional office of NADMO for assistance to some of the victims.
The rainstorm, which also ripped off portions of the roof of the eight-classroom block of the Sandema Senior High School completed just two years ago, has led to the cutting of electric power to most towns in the southern part of the district, including Wiaga and Fumbisi.
Also destroyed were public schools, including the Chiock Primary School, the Woblisa Day Care block and the Fumbisi Senior High and Agriculture School, which had their roofs ripped off.
At the Fumbisi Senior High and Agriculture School, the entire roof of the Science Laboratory was blown off, exposing students, laboratory equipment and chemicals to the vagaries of the weather.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Builsa, Mr Norbert Awulley, and the District Co-ordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr Solomon Akogti, have toured the affected areas.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Mr Awulley said the havoc caused by the storm had disrupted electricity supply to parts of the district, adding that some individual households had also lost a number of property.
He said the assembly had contacted the Upper East Regional Office of the Northern Electricity Department of the Volta River Authority to help restore power supply.
He appealed to the VRA to act with dispatch, saying the lack of electricity was affecting the economic life of the people since most to them relied on electric power to operate their small businesses.
Mr Akogti said many houses had collapsed and those affected were living with relatives and friends.
He said his outfit was in the process of collating data on affected persons for onward submission to the regional office of NADMO for assistance to some of the victims.
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