Regional News of Sunday, 29 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Northern RegionThe residents of Nawuni and Afayili in the Kumbungu District have failed to move to higher grounds despite the National Disaster Management Organization's (NADMO) warnings about the spillage of the Bagre Dam scheduled this week. The residents claimed they are financially incapable to relocate on their own, apportioning blames on the authorities for failing to support their relocation. Earlier this week, NADMO issued a press release warning residents living along the white volta river to move to higher grounds ahead of the spillage of the Bagre Dam. Hon Yusuf, however, re-echoed the residents plead to the authorities to come to their assistance by supporting them financially to move to the higher grounds. Meanwhile, the District NADMO Director of Kumbungu, Abubakari Alhaji Ibrahim, whilst speaking to GhanaWeb urged the people to move away from the river for their own sake.

Source: GhanaWeb August 29, 2021 14:37 UTC