The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has declared that some victims of the Akosombo dam spillage are moving back into their homes based on the community in which the residents find themselves.
Speaking on the AM Show on JoyNews, Deputy Director General of Technical and Reforms for the organisation, Seji Saji Amedonu, explained that the destruction caused by the spillage differs from community to community while the organisation is pumping out the remaining flood from the various communities.
He added that the Volta River Authority (VRA) was showing signs of downward flow and maintaining its course, a situation that is compelling stagnant floodwater which is inundating some communities to recede.
“We have some structures that were completely covered, some structures that the water was at the base level and some structures that the water was at the window level, some also less than the window or about two feet those ones have the residents moving back immediately the water deplete
However, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, has announced the commencement of teaching and learning in 81 out of 108 schools in some parts of the affected communities.
According to Dr Eric Nkansah, the service is tirelessly working to make sure the remaining 27 schools begin with their school activities as soon as possible.
“We are also making good progress working with key stakeholders to restore teaching and learning in the remaining 27 schools within the North Tongu District, which, for the most part, are used as camps and Safe Havens by displaced households.”