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CASUALTY OF SWEDRU MOST AWFUL FLOOD DEBACLE SHARES HER EXPERIENCE FOLLOWING 12 YEARS

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Casualty of Swedru most awful flood debacle shares her experience following 12 years

 

June 20, 2010, can be portrayed as a terrible typical day for 56 year old Madam Efua Bronya and different occupants of Agona Swedru in the Central Region.

 

It is a day of excruciating recollections that numerous occupants of the town won't fail to remember in a rush. This is a result of a flood debacle which hit the town and prompted a huge obliteration and loss of lives.

 

One of the occupants, Efua was inhabiting Nkubem, a suburb of Swedru which arranged near the banks of Akora waterway.

 

The Akora waterway streams solidly in the center of the town; filling in as an elective wellspring of water and an upgrades stylish reverberation the travel industry site in the town.

 

In any case, on that portentous Sunday, Madam Efua Bronya who was 9 months' pregnant had recently gotten back from a faith gathering. Upon her return, she saw a surprising ascending of the water level of the stream however was not promptly frightened.

 

Notwithstanding, a couple of hours after the fact she was educated that a few networks near the waterway upstream were quick flooding.

 

Casualty of Swedru most awful flood calamity shares her experience following 12 years

How flood casualties rescued their assets

Little did Efua had at least some idea that their normally 'amicable' stream would have been antagonistic and render them destitute.

 

Prior to nightfall, the greater part of the houses along the banks had been overflowed. Some of them imploded, including that of Efua's kindred inhabitants.

 

By then, vagrancy became inescapable. Therefore, she began pressing her possessions after an imploded wall made water hurry into her home.

 

She the stayed nearby defenselessly with her one year old terrific girl till the following day.

 

Casualty of Swedru most terrible flood calamity shares her experience following 12 years

Somewhat lowered houses during that overwhelming flood on

During this time, Efua was somewhat recently of her pregnancy. The circumstance constrained her to rest in the open till the following day when authorities of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) provided sleeping pads and took them to a close by chapel for impermanent accommodatiouation.

 

He met Efua who imparted her experience to him interestingly, after the undermining occurrence.

 

In her portrayal, she related that life became terrible in the congregation since the weather conditions was not positive for her condition.

 

Casualty of Swedru most exceedingly terrible flood fiasco shares her experience following 12 years

Lady Efua Bronya and her girl, Afia Yeboah Ofosu (left) and Mirabel Dadizie with David Andoh when he visited them on June 27,2022

Ultimately, Efua said she started feeling the aches of labor. A rescue vehicle was then brought to take her to the Swedru Government Hospital where she conveyed a skipping child young lady, Afia Yeboah Ofosu, who is currently 12 years of age.

 

Her great girl, Mirabel Dadzie, who was sitting before her at the hour of the flooding episode quite a while back is currently 13 years.

 

However Efua endure the catastrophe, she says any time her little girl and amazing little girl are near, it helps her to remember those perilous days

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