Tag Archives: River

A 33-year-old Business Management teacher at Kete-Krachi Senior High Technical School in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region has been found dead along the Krachi river. Isaac Yeboah was found dead along the river on Thursday morning after he left home yesterday evening. According to sources, the teacher …

George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has stated that the continuous destruction of river-bodies across the country can lead to the importation of water. “Our rivers are highly polluted. The liberties taken with Ghana’s environmental governance and practices must not be allowed to continue, and we …

Cholera outbreaks and other deadly communicable diseases are imminent in Tetegu, Oblogo, Weija and surrounding communities as the rains set in. A TV XYZ painstaking investigations show that besides choked drains and filth engulfing the town, households are channelling faecal matter into the Densu river which is a source of …

A young lady has been spotted sitting in the Bibini River in Kumasi. In a video sighted by Ghanaweb, the lady is said to have been seated on a chair in the middle of the river for about 6 hours as part of an artistic presentation of project work for …

Water shortage has forced residents of Kpane, a community in the Sagnerigu Municipality of the Northern Region to share the same source of water they drink with animals. On a visit to the community on Friday, March 18 by GhanaWeb, the residents (women), were seen fetching water from the same source …

A five-year-old Early Childhood Development pupil slipped and drowned in the Mukuvisi river on Friday, February 25 on her way to school in Waterfalls, Zimbabwe. She was in the company of her Grade 7 sister and maid. Harare police spokesperson, Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the incident. “It is very unfortunate …

A controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile river began generating electricity for the first time on Sunday, according to state TV. The $4.2bn (£3.8bn) dam, located in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan since its construction started in 2011. Sudan …

A body of a 58-year-old man, identified as Pascal Moro, has been discovered in River Wakoa at Wakogyamu, a suburb of Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono Region. The deceased, believed to be a Burkinabe national, had lived in the community for the past three years. Co-tenant and an eyewitness, …

Travellers using the Wa-Nadowli-Lawra highway were Friday morning stranded between Serekpere and Goriyiri in the Nadowli Kaleo District of the Upper West region after torrential rains caused parts of the area to flood. Passengers who were on their way from Accra and other parts of the country to the Upper …

A 22-year-old Cocoa Pollination officer has been found dead in River Onwa at Assin Dompim in the Central Region, Monday in the Central Region. An inspection of the body shows a cut on his head and blood oozing from the eyes. His co-workers claimed he hasn’t reported to work for …