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Manhyia Hospital flooded after Monday evening rainfall

Parts of the Manhyia District Hospital in the Manhyia South Constituency of the Ashanti Region flooded after few hours of rainfall on Monday evening. One of the main entrances to the facility which leads to the hospital’s maternity block was completely flooded with patients and paramedics stuck for several hours. …

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Blackout, houses destroyed in Sampa as rainfall causes havoc

There is a blackout in Sampa in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region following a heavy downpour in the community. The blackout in the whole township is a result of a mast belonging to Gye Nyame FM which was destroyed by strong winds and ripped the cables of …

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Heavy rainfall kills 13-year-old boy

A 13-year-old boy was found dead at Hosita Power House in the Borsontoe Electoral area in Ho of the Volta region after a heavy downpour on Wednesday. Residents report indicate that the lifeless body was found washing away in the drain. According to reports, the boy was found wearing green …

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Two injured as house collapses during heavy rainfall in KZN

Two people were injured when their house collapsed on Monday in Esilweni as heavy rain lashed northern KwaZulu-Natal. The co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) department said the incident occurred in Abaqulusi, ward 13, at Esilweni at 2am. “The injured were immediately taken to the hospital and have since been …

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Over 90 people displaced as heavy rainfall causes havoc in Seikwa

Correspondence from Bono Region: A heavy downpour has caused some serious havoc to several properties at Seikwa in the Tain District of the Bono region. The rainfall which started around 4:00 pm on Monday, January 11, 2021, destroyed some houses displacing many people in the process. The strong winds ripped …

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Torrential rains kills one, displaces several others

Hours of torrential rains on Wednesday evening led to the death of a five-year-old boy at Gomoa Jukwa in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region. The deceased who was sleeping together with his parents and a sibling died when parts of the mud house in which they were …

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Rainstorm rips off 18 houses, over 24 persons displaced

A rainstorm has ripped off 18 houses in Atiwa East in the Eastern Region displacing at least 24 occupants. No casualty was recorded in the incident which occurred in three communities-Kadowaso, Awirensua and Anyinam. Also affected were Anyinam Zion Kingdargaten school block and Anyinam Methodist Basic School. The displaced residents …

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Radio station struck by lightening and thunder; billboards fall on cars in heavy rains in Kumasi

  Some giant billboards sited along some of the busiest highways within the Kumasi metropolis were uprooted by a heavy storm that accompanied hours of torrential rain in the Ashanti Regional capital on Thursday night, MyNewsGh.com has gathered. Many have been displaced after the downpour as roofs of some homes were ripped …

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