North East Floods: Over 1,500 persons displaced, Houses submerged
Jonas Danquah 
Information gathered by soireenews indicates that heavy downpour has led to two dams overflowing their boundaries in some parts of the West Mamprusi municipality.
The flood has reportedly resulted in over 1,500 people being displaced.
About hundreds of houses in the municipality have as well been submerged in the floods.
Per reports by ‘DailyGuide network' two dams in the municipality namely Diani and Guabullga overflowed submerging houses and causing severe damages to properties in the communities.
Confirming the incident, the West Mamprusi Municipal Chief Executive(MCE), Aremeyaw Somo Lucky, said personnel of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) are currently at the affected communities to rescue, protect live and properties.
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He indicated that affected persons were being rescued to Walewale township to accommodate them temporarily.
“ In Walewale we [ have ]some newly constructed school that are not in use because schools are not in session that we will move them into temporary.”
He said the assembly is trying to redirect the water from the dams and also rebuild them as soon as possible.
Several communities including Sakogu, Nakpanduri , Bunkpurugu,Yunyoo have been cut off due to submerging of the bridge the links the communities to West Mamprusi municipality.
