Ghanaian actor cum politician, John Dumelo supplied items to the Akosombo Dam spillage victims who have lost their properties and don’t have a place to put their heads.
He offered shelter at his farmhouse to some victims, many of whom he has collaborated with over the years.
The items included clothing, bags of water, crates of eggs, bread, and rice.
He wrote: “Yesterday I presented some relief items (water, fresh eggs, bread, slightly used clothing, Ghana rice) to some farming settlements (Torgome, Klamadaboe, Kesegakope) close to my farm along the Volta Lake. I have worked with some of them over the last 7 years. I have therefore opened up my farmhouse to them as extra shelter. God bless us all,” Dumelo stated in a social media post on October 18.
As it stands now, nine districts in the Volta Region face the consequences of this flooding, and residents are dealing with a humanitarian crisis. Communities like Mepe, Tefle, Adidome, Sogakope, and Anlo have seen their lives and properties waterlogged by the rising waters.
Such support ascends from the spillage at the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams, which started on September 15 due to rising water levels. The following flooding has caused crucial losses to homes and farms along the Lower Volta Basin.
Story by Obaapa Janee
