Assin South Homaho D/A Basic School Pupils Trapped After Floods Cut Off Communities.
Hundreds of pupils of Homaho D/A Basic School in the Assin South District of the Central Region were left stranded and terrified on Thursday afternoon after River Adonsu overflowed its banks following a heavy downpour.
The floods turned what is usually a routine journey to and from school into a dangerous struggle for safety, as children were unable to cross the river connecting their communities.
The situation forced anxious parents to rush from their homes to rescue their children after school authorities realised it was unsafe to keep the pupils on campus.
The flooding also cut off several communities, including Domeabra, Harunakrom, Yaw Boamah, Mfanti, Abaasi and Appiakrom, from Homaho, Abodweseso and surrounding areas.
Residents say the problem has become a yearly nightmare during the rainy season due to the abandonment of a bridge project that was started in 2017 but remains incomplete.
According to community members and traditional leaders, repeated appeals to authorities to complete the bridge have produced no meaningful results, leaving residents frustrated and exposed to constant danger whenever it rains heavily.
Some angry residents have therefore threatened to stage a massive demonstration against the Assin South District Assembly and the area Member of Parliament, Alexander Ntim Fordjour, over what they describe as years of neglect.
“We have complained about this problem for years, but nothing has been done. It appears we are not angry enough.
Very soon, we will join the chiefs and people to stage a massive demonstration after several unsuccessful appeals,” a resident lamented.
The floods left schoolchildren, commuters and farmers stranded for several hours on both sides of the river, as the route serves as the main link between the affected communities and Assin Fosu.
Although no casualties were recorded, portions of the road currently under construction were washed away by the floods, worsening the plight of residents.
Story by: Kwame Owusu Asante Shadrack, Rich FM Assin Fosu.
