Six days after the flood disaster occurred in New Juaben North, victims are yet to receive relief items.
203 households were either collapsed completely or partially damaged.
One person died whilst 2686 made up of 977 children and 1708 adults displaced by the floods.
The victims are furious that National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the New Juaben North Municipal Assembly have failed to provide their pressing needs – mattresses and food but rather supply them with water in polytank.
The staff of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly dispatched to announce to the community provision of water were nearly beat up.
“They have not brought anything, just Polytank water. Is water food? We need food to eat. We need mattresses to sleep on. Now we are all sleeping outside nobody has come to help us” a victim lamented.
“We are suffering so New Juaben North MP come and help us. we don’t have what to eat but they brought us Polytank. NADMO has taken our data but has not brought anything yet ” Seidu Iddrisu, a victim said.
Another angry victim, Sumaila Mohammed told Starr News “The community center they allocated for us is on the other side of the flooded river how can we cross and sleep there? You brought water and erected it at the market, do you expect us to move from Zongo here to the market to fetch water? We need one here in the Zongo area. Since the incident occurred nobody is helping us, you brought water for us to drink is water a food ”
A visit by Starr News Eastern Regional Correspondent Kojo Ansah observed when revisiting the community that, victims were salvaging their damaged properties whilst others returning to rehabilitate their houses to reoccupy.
Five Basic Schools in the Municipality including Akwadum M/A JHS and Islamic schools have been shut down due to the flood disaster.
The schools were submerged destroying teaching and learning materials.
Some of the children were seen roaming in town whilst others support their parents salvaging their household properties.
Evelyn Obeng, a Twi Teacher was met at Akwadum M/A JHS teaching the BECE candidates to enable them to prepare well for the BECE exams to be written this month.
Addressing the media Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben North, Comfort Asante however said some relief items have been mobilized for distribution but not enough hence calling on churches, NGOs, and Philanthropist to support the assembly to go to the aid of the victims.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh /Kojo Ansah
