Actor turned politician, John Dumelo has presented relief items to some of the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.
The relief items - clothing, bags of water, crates of eggs, bread and rice - were presented to residents of farming settlements who had to move out of their homes as a result of the flooding.
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John Dumelo revealed that he has also opened his farm house to provide shelter for the victims, some of whom he has worked with over the years.
"Yesterday I presented some relief items (water, fresh eggs, bread, slightly used clothing, Ghana rice) to some farming settlements (Torgome, Klamadaboe, Kesegakope) close to my farm along the Volta Lake," he wrote.
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"I have worked with some of them over the last 7 years. I have therefore opened up my farm house to them as extra shelter. God bless us all," he added.
Background
On September 15, the Volta River Authority began spilling excess water due to rising levels of the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams.
Weeks after the spillage began, many residents living along the Lower Volta Basin have lost their homes and farms to the floods caused by the spillage.
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Currently, nine districts find themselves reeling under the fury of the racing spillage, their inhabitants caught up in this humanitarian crisis.
The heart-wrenching tales emerge from the South, Central, and North Tongu districts of the Volta Region, where the devastation knows no bounds.
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The once vibrant communities of Battor, Tefle, Mepe, Sogakope, Adidome, and Anlo have been submerged, their existence nearly swallowed by the unrelenting waters.
Many residents have self evacuated while NADMO and other agencies have joined the rescue efforts.
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Some institutions and individuals have also presented relief items to residents.
Meanwhile, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has called on stakeholders to think of re-engineering the Akosombo Dam to manage spillage and its ravaging effects on the livelihoods of communities.
He said this is necessary to safeguard the dam, lives, livelihoods, and properties amidst the threat posed by climate change.
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