Regional News of Tuesday, 17 August 2021Source: classfmonline.comHeavy rains in the Upper West Region have destroyed a lot of roads, farmlands, and households in that part of Ghana. A total of 1,605 people had their 722 farmlands washed away while 336 households got destroyed. “They were heavily affected by the floods on Friday”, Mr. Ahmed said. Roads Minister Kwesi Amoako-Atta toured the affected areas on Monday to inspect the level of destruction caused to the roads. “Yes, there has been massive destruction but the affected roads are going to be fixed in record time”, he promised, adding: “The government is going to mobilize all available resources to fix what has gone wrong”.

Source: GhanaWeb August 17, 2021 08:26 UTC