An unusual strong wind is said to have wrecked havoc at Somanya in the Eastern region.

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The storm roofed off and destroyed the building housing the Somanya branch of Barclays Bank.

Cars belonging to the staff of the bank, Yilo Star, AGT Micro Finance have all been dented.

The Monday afternoon storm also pulled down a tree near the Somanya Polyclinic onto the highway leading to Kpong.

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Joy News has also gathered that several homes at Somanya have suffered the same fate following the incident.

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The Yilo Krobo Deputy District Director of National Disaster Management Organization , Bismark Angmor, described the incident as devastating but assured the situation was under control.