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Ghanaians React As Several Homes In Weija Submerged After Dam Spillage

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05/10/2022

Charles Wontumi Snr

Ghanaians React As Several Homes In Weija Submerged After Dam Spillage

Scores of residents in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been displaced with several others trapped in their homes as Ashalaja, Weija, Oblogo and Tetegu areas flood.

The residents have described it as a crisis situation as many homes have nearly been submerged.

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Some have had to use canoes to avoid drowning. They describe the situation as a crisis.

According to them, the flood is a result of an overflow of the Weija dam.

“This stretches from the Weija dam. We heard that there was an overflow at Nsawam and anytime this incident happens, those around the Weija, Oblogo, and Tetegu are the victims because there would be a flood definitely. Most properties have been washed away and I think right now they need the help of NADMO,” a resident narrated to JoyNews.

The flood started on Sunday evening but is currently at a very fierce level which has caused many residents to leave their homes.

Watch the video below;

Several homes have been flooded and some residents were displaced as a result of the Weija Dam spillage yesterday.

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— Urban Lifestyle Radio📻 (@3fm927) October 5, 2022

Meanwhile, Ghanaians took to Twitter to call on the government to swiftly assist in evacuating the residents affected by the Weija dam spillage as they also sympathized with the displaced residents.

See some reactions below;

Homes in Tatop, Oblogo, Tetegu and parts of Weija submerged in water after Weija Dam Spillage.#GTVBreakfast pic.twitter.com/nM5YnpVh3y
— Kafui Dey (@KafuiDey) October 4, 2022

Why is nobody talking about the Weija flood that was caused by the spillover of the dam? @tv3_ghana @CitiTVGH @JoyNewsOnTV
#letstalkaboutweija pic.twitter.com/BynmphLh1L
— Kofi Elikem (@successcard) October 4, 2022

Today they shipped my favorite gob3 joint at weija 💔😭 pic.twitter.com/6xh4vNkTwl
— Cleland jr 🍀 (@official_clev) October 4, 2022

Last night, if not for the police those who had to sleep on store fronts because they couldn't go home because of the Weija dam, could have been robbed or worse. The police did well paaa
— Gob3 Ambassador (@abenamagis) October 5, 2022

Residents of Sampa Valley, Tatop, Oblogo, Tetegu and parts of Weija affected by spillage of Weija Dam. pic.twitter.com/wf1C69ZlVt
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) October 4, 2022

Weija 😂we take everything as a joke in Ghana. pic.twitter.com/RieGQHAmGv
— Quickloan Nyame 🇬🇭🇳🇬 (@QuickLoan_Nyame) October 5, 2022

Spillage of Weija Dam pic.twitter.com/ynFg8zGm8x
— Celebrityblogger (@Celebrity_blogg) October 4, 2022

I wish the Ghanaian media would stop calling the opening of the Weija Dam a spillage. Intentionally displacing people and FLOODING their homes because of poor engineering, failed infrastructure and poor maintenance is NOT a fucking spillage.
— Papp (@evet965) October 4, 2022

I don't have words to describe what I am seeing and how I feel about families moving out of their homes and schools closing down at Weija.
— Akosua Adjei (@Akosua__Adjei) October 4, 2022