Spilt water from the two major dams - which serve as hydroelectric power sources for Ghana, has inundated communities in parts of the Greater Accra, Eastern and the Volta Region, which is the hardest hit.
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How the Akosombo dam spillage has affected education in the flood-affected areas
Formal education in the flood-hit areas along the Volta River has suffered due to the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams by the Volta River Authority (VRA).
How the Akosombo dam spillage has affected education in the flood-affected areas
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Schools, hospitals, and mortuaries have been flooded and their respective activities have come to a standstill.
How the Akosombo dam spillage has affected education in the flood-affected areas
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In some of the hardest-hit communities in the North and South Tongu constituencies in the Volta Region, schools and classrooms have become places of abode for displaced residents; where they cook and sleep among other things.
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Due to this, education has been halted for the past couple of weeks and it is unclear when normalcy will return for children to return to school, and how they will recover from the loss for this academic year.
How the Akosombo dam spillage has affected education in the flood-affected areas
Pulse Ghana
When Pulse.com.gh visited some of the affected areas within Sogakope, Battor and Mepe, school children were seen under trees, where they were being taught a few things by teachers to avoid them losing out completely and probably engaging in activities that may jeopardize their future.
Some of the residents and children lamented to Pulse Ghana reporters how the flooding situation has rendered them hopeless and they fear their lives may not be the same even after normalcy returns.
How the Akosombo dam spillage has affected education in the flood-affected areas
Pulse Ghana
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The aim of the controlled spillage, according to the VRA, was to avoid the critical water bodies overtopping their banks and causing more catastrophic destructions.
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