Thousands of inhabitants in six settlements in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region who were affected by floods have received relief supplies and varying sums of money from their Member of Parliament, Dorcas Affo-Toffey.
Nzulezu, Elubo, Ghana Nungua, Cocoa Town, Nsuano, and Zongo Community in Elubo are the communities.
Basic schools, including the Nzulezu Primary School, were also devastated.
It has been devastated by floods, impacting students, and teaching and learning have been interrupted.
Such floods had not hit the world’s tourism destination location, Nzulezu, and neighbouring settlements in almost 600 years.
Some Nzulezu inhabitants were evacuated by boat to Beyin, a nearby community in the vicinity, for safety.
The town, which is entirely constructed out of stilts and dwellings, was nearly submerged after seven days of constant rain.
In these villages, properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed.
The MP visited these six areas to examine the degree of damage to residents and property and to express sympathy to the victims.
Apart from providing relief materials to all of these areas, Madam Affo-Toffey also donated money to them.
Nzulezu, for example, received GH10,000 to help with the unhygienic environment caused by the floods.
In an interview with the media, Madam Affo-Toffey said: “It’s all about education, zoning and planning because elsewhere, before someone would build, you have to go to the town and country planning department to seek approval and permit.”
“They will ensure the buildings are built in a place that would not disrupt raining water. What we can say for now is for them to stop indiscriminate dumping of refuse. We have a long way to go but I am sure with time, things will change,” the MP said in Twi.
Madam Affo-Toffey added, “They [residents] have built here for a long year so they cannot leave here but we shall educate them to stop dumping refuse.
“Provisions are being made to support those who do not have places to sleep. These places are flood zones areas so there is nothing that could be done.”
The walkways and toilet facilities frequented by tourists, according to the Abusuapayin of Nzulezu, Abizi Kojo, have also been demolished.
As a result, he has asked the Tourism Ministry and the Ghana visitor Board to assist them in urgently repairing their slipways and visitor bathroom facilities, as the town is still welcome tourists from all over the world despite the flooding.
