The downpour, accompanied by strong winds and thunder, left in its wake massive destruction of both public and private properties, running into millions of cedis, as over 45 houses have their roof ripped off.

The situation has compelled victims of the disaster to temporarily seek shelter with relatives, neighbors and open places.

The worst affected areas are Boadan, Kokroko and Kejetia electoral areas of the municipality.

The affected victims are making a passionate appeal to the government; donor agencies, municipal assembly and philanthropists, to come to their aid to enable them to rehabilitate their houses.

The Municipal Operations Officer of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Nsiah Williams, disclosed that over 45 houses have been affected, with properties such as clothing, mattresses, foodstuffs, electrical appliances such as fridges and televisions destroyed in the process.

He said an assessment visit to the affected areas revealed more devastation as most of the displaced persons were currently seeking temporary accommodation with relations.

He therefore called for assistance from the regional NADMO and government, as his outfit was not well-resourced to address the situation.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Dr. Prince Kwakye Afriyie, after a tour of the affected areas, assured the victims of government’s support, and tasked NADMO officials to furnish him with all the details and statistics of affected persons.

He appealed to residents to cultivate the habit of planting trees around their houses to serve as windbreaks to prevent future disasters.

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By: Mashoud Kombat/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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“We are giving our Management one week ultimatum to pay us our nine months arrears,  or we will lay down our tools,” the nurses told the GNA in an interview on Monday.

The staff nurses said they had not been paid since they started working on September 2,  2013,  and claimed there was the rumour  that government would only pay them only three months instead of the nine months.

The nurses said they were still at work because of the assurance by  Management  to help address their plight.

“We are still keeping our fingers crossed to see whether the assurances given us will materialize,” they added

Chief Psychiatrist of the Hospital, Dr Akwasi Osei said there had not been any formal communication from government concerning the issues raised by the nurses,  and appealed to government to put the necessary measures in place to prevent any strike action.

“If they decide to go home or we release them now,  this hospital will collapse as we will be compelled to shut down,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Osei said Management has purchased some essential injectables to help cater for the  inmates for the next one month.

He said following the GHC150,000 the Mental Health Authority recently gave to Management of the hospital to address their  immediate challenges, the Ministry of Health (MOH) had also put in procurements for medicine and also money for the upkeep of the  inmates.

“Apart from these two institutions, Breast Care International, an NGO in Kumasi has also provided Accra Psychiatrist Hospital with medications to cater for its inmates,” Dr Osei said.

Source: GNA

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