A 40-minute rainstorm has displaced about 420 residents at Yapei in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region.
The unforeseen disaster also affected two schools; Presbyterian Junior High Schools A and B in the area, leaving at least 300 students without a conducive environment for to study.
The stranded students expressed worry over how fast their school will be restored since their school was renovated just a week ago.
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Narrating the incident to JoyNews, the District Chief Executive of Central Gonja, Mustapha Mahama said the situation has cut off some parts of the community off the grid.
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He also stated that an engineer has been asked to assess the level of damage for possible renovations.
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“Homes have been affected, some people had to sleep in their neighbours’ homes after the incidents and as I speak some areas do not have lights because when the wind ripped off the roofs of some houses, they cut some lines.
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Mr Mahama also appealed to philanthropist, old students and Non-Governmental Organisation to assist the community rebuild its roofs that have been ripped off to give students a comfortable environment to learn.
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