Rainstorm destroys 32 homes and 3-classroom block at Peki Tsame

A rainstorm last Monday  destroyed 32 homes and a three-classroom block of the E.P. Primary School at Tsame, a suburb of Peki, in the Volta Region.

The school, which was closed in the aftermath of the devastating storm, will begin a shift system this week while the district assembly takes steps to rehabilitate the affected classrooms.The storm, which has been described as the heaviest in the area since 1968, has rendered 220 people homeless. 

The District Chief Executive for South Dayi, Kafui Semanu Bekui, said engineers have visited and assessed the situation in the primary school.

The Assembly member for  the Tsame Electoral Area, George Akotia, said even though the DCE and NADMO coordinators have visited the area and taken stock of the losses, no immediate remedy has been offered yet.

The District Coordinator of NADMO Habel Ofori-Kumah blamed the unfortunate situation on the cutting of trees because of the construction of the Eastern Corridor roads.

He said he has forwarded a report on the extent of damage to the regional authorities for relief items.

GBC