Thousands displaced by floodwaters in southeast Ghana

Rainfall in parts of neighbouring Togo is contributing to rising floodwaters in the municipality, despite a break in rainfall in the area, said Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe. Several communities along the river have been hit by flooding, with the Zongo community reportedly underwater, leaving residents displaced as floodwaters spread through homes and surrounding areas. “The major cause is the torrential rain in Togo.

It has been raining in Hohoe for months now, but not to this magnitude. It has rained continuously, so the water from Togo that joined the Hohoe rains caused the river to overflow, resulting in what we are seeing,” Tsekpo told one outlet media.