New Juaben South Residents Embattled With Flood
Nsukwao residents engulf with floods.
Joana Somiah 
Some residents in Koforidua in the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have experienced unprecedented flooding on late Saturday, September 25, 2021.
About 16 households were rendered homeless after about five hours of continuous downpour that overflows drainage constructed less than a year ago.
A three-bedroom house was suddenly flooded trapping the family and a tenant in the rooms.
"I was far asleep when I realized my bedspread is soaked with water," "Another resident Yaw Osei fumed.
"So I quickly woke up and the water was then at my knee level but within the next 5 minutes, it was at my waist level so I abandoned all my belongings and rescued my two kids who were then calling for me in a different room".
"We've lost everything including the books for my JHS 2 girl and the class 6 son, I mean everything was destroyed by Saturday's late torrential rain".
A victim who spoke to this reporter on anonymous opined, I gathered the courage to rescue the wife, as well as my children to a house on the higher ground as I staggered through the flood which reached my belly level.
“We give greatest thanks to God for saving our lives especially my son Stanley. I tried sending the two girls away to a neighbour’s house, after that, I tried to carry my wife on the shoulder so that we can escape. As we were going the boy was following us and nearly drowned but God being soo good I managed to rescue him”, a victim opined.
Household properties and Personal belongings, such as books and various Academic certificates have been destroyed.
“We have been here for the past 15 years but we have never observed such a flood before. This is the greatest flood to be recorded here. We have lost everything, and the only thing left on us are the dresses we were wearing”.
Another victim, Asare Adjei narrated that, the floodwaters trapped him, the wife, and five children in their room as it swelled to window level and entered the rooms destroying all their properties.
Kwadwo Fred, who was seen with indicated salvaging their lost items told SoireeNews that until a proper expansion of the just constructed drainage, there shall be no peace for the residents living around the area.
The New Juaben South Municipality NADMO officials are yet to visit the victims for assessment of the damages caused by the flooding.
William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent
