Communities in Hohoe and parts of the Volta and Oti Regions have been cut off after the River Dayi overflowed its banks, washing away bridges and leaving several roads inaccessible.
The Buem Member of Parliament, Kofi Adams, said the flooding followed days of heavy rainfall in Togo, where the River Dayi originates from the mountainous area along the Ghana-Togo border.
According to him, the river flows through Buem, Hohoe and the North and South Dayi areas, with the recent surge causing widespread destruction in communities along its course.
Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam, Mr Adams said the situation has severely disrupted movement, with vehicles unable to access some communities and alternative routes also becoming increasingly difficult to use.
He said the heavy rains lasted for two days in Togo before similar rains hit his constituency on the third day, resulting in the river overflowing its banks.
Mr Adams said several bridges have also been destroyed, further worsening the isolation of affected communities and making it difficult for residents to move in and out of the affected areas.
He said the Roads Minister responded after being alerted to the situation and immediately contacted the regional directors of the Ghana Highways Authority in the Oti and Volta Regions.
According to him, contractors already working on roads in the affected areas were subsequently mobilised to assist with restoring access.
Mr Adams said the response has also involved the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other security agencies, while community and individual groups have volunteered accommodation for displaced residents.
He said authorities are currently awaiting a full assessment of the extent of the damage and further interventions.
Beyond the damage to roads and bridges, Mr Adams said efforts were being made to prevent a possible water-related health crisis in the affected communities.
“We have engaged Ghana Water to supply strategic water to some areas so that people don’t depend on their traditional sources of water, which are the streams.”
He also called on NADMO officials to sensitise residents on the need to boil water before drinking or using it.
Mr Adams described the flooding as unprecedented in the area, saying he had not witnessed anything of such scale since childhood.
“It is quite unfortunate because this has never happened in the area since I was a child growing up,” he said.
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