News:
July 27, 2017
The honorable Minority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for the Tamale North constituency in the Northern region, HarunaIddrisu has sent words of consolation to the victims of a flood disaster which has befallen the Tamale Metropolis as a result of heavy downpours Tuesday morning.
The MP has therefore appealed to government to as a matter of urgency take remedial steps to complete the main storm drains from Guruau to Gumani in order to minimize the effects on residents in the area.
His call came in the wake of the lost of lives and properties worth millions of cedis as a result of the heavy down pours with devastating effects on suburbs including Gumani, Choggu, Kanvile,Sagnarigu, Kunyavila, Kasalguand Guruau.
Two persons, a woman and her child have been confirmed dead following a heavy downpour in the Tamale metropolis that lasted for about four hours on Tuesday.
The name of the deceased mother was given by the Police as Hajia Fati Dabuni, a teacher who was said to be driving a Toyota RAV 4 vehicle with registration GT 8271-11 which was swept away by the flood water.
Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com