Aburi rockslide: Act now or risk serious disaster – Geologist warns government - News Summed Up

Aburi rockslide: Act now or risk serious disaster – Geologist warns government


General News of Wednesday, 12 February 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comAburi rockslide: Act now or risk serious disaster – Geologist warns governmentPortions of the road has seen multiple incidents of rockslide within the last two yearsA geologist at the University of Ghana, Dr. John Kusimi has called on the government to act with urgency to avoid what he describes as a looming disaster on the Aburi-Ayi Mensah road. He said the construction of the road which saw parts of the mountain being scrapped off allowed water to permeate the mountain overtime. The rocks were not exposed to water, now they are exposed to water. Now they should scrape all the loose materials, do a concrete spraying on the surfaces of the exposed rocks and then fix the net. Dr Kusimi also called for the immediate seizure of all human activities such as quarrying on the mountain.


Source: GhanaWeb February 12, 2020 11:48 UTC



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