{"id":170401,"date":"2015-11-28T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T14:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=170401"},"modified":"2015-11-28T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T14:44:08","slug":"residents-displaced-after-akatsi-floods-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=170401","title":{"rendered":"Residents displaced after Akatsi floods [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some residents in Akatsi, a district in the south-eastern part of the Volta region have been displaced after\u00a0their houses flooded following hours of\u00a0torrential\u00a0rain on Friday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-170409\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi5.jpg\" alt=\"akatsi5\" width=\"600\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi5-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flood reportedly destroyed property worth hundreds of cedis but so far, no human casualties have been reported.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-170410\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi6-839x1024.jpg\" alt=\"akatsi6\" width=\"620\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi6-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi6-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi6.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some residents tried to retrieve what they could while others stood in\u00a0 the receding flood waters which at some areas had reached knee level and counted their losses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-170411\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi7-912x1024.jpg\" alt=\"akatsi7\" width=\"620\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi7-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi7-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi7.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In August the residents of \u00a0Fuvemeh in Keta\u00a0had their houses destroyed\u00a0by tidal waves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-170408\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi3-927x1024.jpg\" alt=\"akatsi3\" width=\"620\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi3-927x1024.jpg 927w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi3-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In February , Hundreds of residents of Horve Havedzi were displaced in what the people lament, has become an annual ritual in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-170406\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi1-951x1024.jpg\" alt=\"akatsi\" width=\"600\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi1-951x1024.jpg 951w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi1-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-170407\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi2-939x1024.jpg\" alt=\"akatsi2\" width=\"620\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi2-939x1024.jpg 939w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi2-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/akatsi2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\nq`<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdKwakofi\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EdKwakofi<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ 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