Two children have been injured with over 900 residents displaced after torrential rainstorm wreck havoc to residents of Yendi in the Northern Region.

The rainstorm last Thursday lasted for about an hour is the first for the year.

The rainstorm according to officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) ripped off the roofing and raised to the ground 368 rooms in 91 houses.

According to Joy News' Hashmin Mohammed, victims of the rainstorm are temporary seeking shelter with family and friends. 

One of the victims, Issah Salifu, who is a teacher said, “I went to Barclays Bank for a loan. They just started deduction six months ago. I can’t go back to them for another loan. Where to sleep is a problem as we have been sleeping.”

Yendi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Issah Zakaria who led a team of NADMO officials to access the extent of damage says he is overwhelmed by the level of the havoc the rainstorm has caused to properties. 

"They are struggling to survive. Most of them are borrowing to be able to fix their houses. In the interim, the Assembly is working hard to come to their aid," said Zakaria.

According to the MCE, the Assembly is constrained that is why he is appealing to well-meaning Ghanaians and other NGO's to come to the residents aid.

The MCE was also worried about residents use of sub-standard building materials to construct their houses.