{"id":329608,"date":"2017-06-20T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=329608"},"modified":"2017-06-20T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T09:00:26","slug":"ho-floods-now-taking-lives-how-did-we-get-here-king-norbert-asks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/ho-floods-now-taking-lives-how-did-we-get-here-king-norbert-asks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho floods now taking lives; how did we get here? King Norbert asks"},"content":{"rendered":"
A five-old kindergarten boy met his untimely death in Ho, after heavy rains hit the Volta Regional Capital on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n
The deceased Nicholas Attah in the company of his mates slipped off a log bridge while crossing home from school. His mates, most of whom are of the same age, stood helpless as their friend battled with the strong surfs of the water gushing through the drains. <\/span><\/p>\n
After several hours of \u00a0a search by a rescue team made up of personnel from the Ghana Fire Service and NADMO, the lifeless body of Attah was found in the drains near Ho Polyclinic, off the Ho-Aflao road several kilometers from the Ho Seventeen suburb, where he was said to have been carried away by the flush floods.<\/span><\/p>\n
The rains, which started in the late afternoon lasted for about two hours with drains overflowing and flooding some major streets within the city. Commuters on the Ho \u2013Aflao road had a difficult time crossing the bridge near the Ho Polyclinic, while residents were left stranded at both ends after sections of the road were disconnected by the waters. Homes and shops along the storms drains were all flooded.<\/span><\/p>\n