Some residents of Keta have refused to move to higher grounds, despite warnings by the Ghana Meteorological Agency, of high tidal waves which may cause destruction.
Meteo on April 19, 2022 demanded that the government make adequate preparations against possible high tides, predicting that the high tides along the country’s coastlines could reach 1.82 metres.
Officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation, NADMO and the Assembly, moved to the Communities to get the residents to move, but the MCE for Ketu South, Maxwell Lugudor, says ”the residents are adamant”.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ketu South in the Volta Region, Maxwell Lugudor, has warned that the tidal waves which hit parts of the municipality on Sunday, April 3, 2022, could resurface soon.
Mr Lugudor explained that the sea is very high hence the wave could hit anytime soon again, therefore residents must vacate their homes.
Over twenty households have been left stranded at Agavedzi, Akplabanya and its adjoining communities have been hit by tidal waves.
This comes barely four months after hundreds were left stranded in some coastal communities in the year 2021.
