The chief priestess of Gomoa Okyereko has offered libation, pleading with the river god Ayensu to keep calm following the recent overflow that caused floods in the area.
The diversion of the Ayensu River by a contractor working on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway led to significant destruction, with three buildings collapsing and over 150 houses and farmlands submerged.
The problem began on Wednesday, June 5, when the river’s diversion affected a bridge spanning the Ayensu River. Originating from the Eastern Region, the river flows across the Accra-Cape Coast Highway at Gomoa Okyereko in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region and eventually into the sea.
The diversion caused the main Accra-Cape Coast Highway to cave in, stranding commuters on Thursday morning, June 6.
Robert Hackman, the Gomoa East District Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NaDMO), described the destruction’s extent to Citi News’ Calvis Tetteh and urged motorists to use alternative routes until the road is restored.
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