Friday, March 29, 2024

Houses collapsing in Mpakadan Quarters due to erosion

Correspondence from Eastern region

Residents of Mpakadan Quarters, a Volta River Authority (VRA) resettlement township in the Eastern Region have expressed worry over the threat posed to the community by the devastating effects of erosion caused by flash floods, threatening lives and property.

The situation has resulted in the collapse of several buildings over the years with one reportedly killing a 6-year-old student.

GhanaWeb during its visit observed that most houses had collapsed, forcing occupants to relocate to other areas of the community.

Deep gullies caused by the erosion run through the community, affecting some access roads and transportation activities.

The farming community of some 2000 residents say their pleas over the years through the Asuogyaman District Assembly for government’s intervention to curtail the perennial erosion had yielded no results.

A visit by GhanaWeb to the community Thursday revealed that various homes were suffering multiple erosion attacks, destroying households and rendering people homeless.

Flash floods run through households in the community due to the absence of gutters, washing away the top soil holding foundations of buildings in the process,

The result is many of the houses currently stand frailly on skeletal foundations with the risk of collapsing at any time.