The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has revealed that at least ten(10) persons were injured during a rainstorm disaster that occurred at Akyem Oda in Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region.
Over 200 buildings including houses, churches, schools and shops were ripped off.
Classrooms of Ateffuah Senior High School were ripped off. The incident caused fear and panic among the students.
Some of the students collapsed as a result.
Also electricity poles, billboards, Radio mast in the community were toppled over.
Hundreds of residents have been displaced as a result.
The Birim Central Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) David Okyere has described the situation as “devastating and requires urgent attended of central government “.
According to him, the Organization has dispatched its personnel to assess the extent of damages caused by the rainstorm disaster for quantification of destruction and needs analysis.
The injured victims as well as some students of Attefuah Senior High School who were traumatized were treated and discharged at the Oda Government Hospital.
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda constituency and his entourage are this morning visiting some of the affected residents to enable him to extend emergency support to the victims.
