Bolgatanga communities flooded(Friday, September 7, 2012. page 30)

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga Some low lying communities in the Bolgatanga Municipality on Wednesday were once again submerged in water after over seven hours of rainfall. In suburbs such as Tindonsobligo, and houses as well as business were inundated with water, with residents unsure what fate awaits them. The rains started at about 6am on Wednesday morning and at the time of filing this report, it had showed no sign of abating. Mr. Patrick Akake, the Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation, (NADMO) told the Daily Graphic on phone that he has received information that at Dachio, a bridge linking the town and parts of Bolgatanga has been cut off. He said NADMO has deplored a team to the field to access the extent of damage caused. Meanwhile, some residents of Tindonsobligo to the Daily Graphic that they had to vacate their rooms as the volume of water increased and destroyed personal effects. One of the resident said he had to evacuate his family members in other parts of the municipality while a further assessment is made of the damage caused. The rains did not affect only business activities in the municipality and school attendance but also interrupted the ongoing exhibition of the Biometric Voters Registration exercise. -End-