Akosombo Dam Spillage Havoc: Four Concerned Citizens Of Mepe Have Donated Relief Items To Thousands Of Flood Victims
The donation of the items by these young men of Mepe is in response to severe flooding caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.
Freeman Koryekpor 
THE FOUR CONCERNED citizens of Mepe Traditional Area in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region in the persons of Sewordor Geker, Dotse Deli Gli, Wisdom Wilson Adzedakor and Logo Philip have donated relief items worth over a million Ghana Cedis to thousands of flood victims housed at safe heaves in the various classrooms of the school buildings at Meoe.
The donation of the items by these young men of Mepe is in response to severe flooding caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam.
The items include 500 bags of sachet water (Ice Cool brand), 10 bags of 25 kg rice, 2 gallons of Kufuor gallon-sized (25 liters) cooking oil, boxes of soft drinks, 20 packs of mosquito coils, student mattress and second-hand clothing, among other essential relief items.
The four citizens who are living outside Mepe have also supplying affected residents with potable water
On October 14, 2023, Sewordor Geker, Dotse Deli Gli, Wisdom Wilson Adzedakor and Logo Philip, have over the items to the chiefs and elders of Mepe Traditional Council.
These individuals had been displaced from their homes due to the Akosombo Dam spillage and were currently residing in school buildings.
Our donation consisted of 500 bags of sachet water (Ice Cool brand), 10 bags of 25 kg rice, 2 gallons of Kufuor gallon-sized (25 liters) cooking oil, boxes of soft drinks, 20 packs of mosquito coils, student mattress and second-hand clothing, among other essential items.
Given the looming public health threats arising from the contamination of the River Volta, it is clear that more support is urgently required.
"Let's come together to support Mepe in their time of need," they appealed to individuals to help the flood victims.
They told Soireenews.com that they will continue to support flood victims during these challenging times.
"We have already collaborated with the chiefs and elders of Mepe to provide relief items, and we intend to enhance our humanitarian efforts to deliver more relief items," they assured.
Meanwhile, in line with its existing Emergency Preparedness Plan, Volta River Authority (VRA) has delivered 14 mobile toilets to the 4 safe havens in North Tongu and restored water supply to the Aveyime community.
These mobile toilets are to ease pressure on the toilet facilities in the safe havens. The mobile toilets are equipped with biodegrading units to aid in the control of cross-contamination.
This is the first consignment of toilets that have distributed and more will be sent to the other affected communities across the lower Volta Basin.
In response to the call for clean and hygienic water particularly in the North Tongu district, the Authority has also procured several quantities of chlorine tablets to be distributed to the affected communities. This is to ensure that people within the affected communities have safe and clean water for use.
