A severe Rainstorm has ripped off several school buildings and some households in the Tolon District of the Northern Region.
The Kpalsogu Zion primary, Gbrumanchaguyili English and Arabic, Dundo and Dimabi primary schools are among the worst affected schools.
Immediate renovation is required to prevent students of the affected schools from being compelled to study under trees as basic schools reopen next Tuesday, May 10.
The rainstorm also uprooted electricity polls at Gbrimani, Kpachiyili and Woribogu Kukuo.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tolon constituency, Wahab Suhuyini Wumbei during a tour of the affected communities called for the Ministry of Education’s rapid response.
He recalled that a similar disaster in 2014 ripped off the roofs of nine schools in the district and commended the Ministry of Education for the renovation.
He promised to team up with the District Assembly and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to support the victims.
Wahab Suhuyini Wumbei advised residents of the district to plant trees in their neighborhood to serve as windbreaks.
Head teacher of Gbrumanchaguyili English and Arabic school, Norgah Abukari concluded that the situation would affect the academic calendar.
He said the school needed teaching and learning materials because the materials had been affected by the water and further pleaded with government and benevolent organizations to renovate the school.
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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/Citifmonline.com/Ghana