Residents living within the Sepe-Owusu Ansah and Moshie Zongo communities in the Ashanti region are those hit hardest by the recent flood.

The only bridge connecting the two areas has been washed away.

The Sub-Chief of Sepe-Owusu Ansah, Nana Dapaah, fears the situation could wane the academic potentials of the children as they either go to school late or stay at home after every downpour.

Residents want the bridge to be fixed to curb the situation. It was a narrow gully but now turned into a large and deep one.

Life becomes miserable whenever there is torrential rain. The bridge was constructed about 10 years ago to help residents cross to each side.

"That is the nature of the bridge right from the beginning. It is too small that it can't contain all running water when it rains and therefore the water overflows into people's houses," a resident, Seidu Abillah said.

Located between Sepe Buokrom and Moshie Zongo, the gully poses danger to both children and adults.

Several children living within the Sepe-Owusu Ansah and Moshie Zongo communities bear the brunt as they struggle to go to school anytime it rains.

Fati Ahmed told JoyNews, "when it rains our children can't go to school and we can't also cross to the other side. We want the government to take a second look at the bridge and reconstruct it."

The situation is affecting the academic activities of school children. They lament that some of their mates have dropped out of school.

According to residents, about three people have lost their lives to severe floods.

Hundreds of people have to cross the stream daily for different purposes.

Community folks have decided to place stones, tyres and other items to aid crossing. But when the water level is high, it becomes irrelevant.