{"id":112274,"date":"2023-10-19T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/19\/john-dumelo-provides-shelter-relief-items-to-victims-of-akosombo-dam-spillage\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:38:01","slug":"john-dumelo-provides-shelter-relief-items-to-victims-of-akosombo-dam-spillage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/19\/john-dumelo-provides-shelter-relief-items-to-victims-of-akosombo-dam-spillage\/","title":{"rendered":"John Dumelo provides shelter, relief items to victims of Akosombo Dam spillage"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actor turned politician, John Dumelo has presented relief items to some of the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The relief items &#8211; clothing, bags of water, crates of eggs, bread and rice &#8211; were presented to residents of farming settlements who had to move out of their homes as a result of the flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231019_092305-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032396871 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Dumelo revealed that he has also opened his farm house to provide shelter for the victims, some of whom he has worked with over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Yesterday I presented some relief items (water, fresh eggs, bread, slightly used clothing, Ghana rice) to some farming settlements (Torgome, Klamadaboe, Kesegakope) close to my farm along the Volta Lake,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231019_092302-1024x810.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032396872 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I have worked with some of them over the last 7 years. I have therefore opened up my farm house to them as extra shelter. God bless us all,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 15, the Volta River Authority began spilling excess water due to rising levels of the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weeks after the spillage began, many residents living along the Lower Volta Basin have lost their homes and farms to the floods caused by the spillage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Akosombo-Dam-spillage-2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032395739 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, nine districts find themselves reeling under the fury of the racing spillage, their inhabitants caught up in this humanitarian crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heart-wrenching tales emerge from the South, Central, and North Tongu districts of the Volta Region, where the devastation knows no bounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-11-at-11.14.28-1024x561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032392063 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The once vibrant communities of Battor, Tefle, Mepe, Sogakope, Adidome, and Anlo have been submerged, their existence nearly swallowed by the unrelenting waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many residents have self evacuated while NADMO and other agencies have joined the rescue efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-13-at-16.36.192-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032394540 lazy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some institutions and individuals have also presented relief items to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has called on stakeholders to think of re-engineering the Akosombo Dam to manage spillage and its ravaging effects on the livelihoods of communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said this is necessary to safeguard the dam, lives, livelihoods, and properties amidst the threat posed by climate change.<\/p>\n\n \n                               <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n                <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                         \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor turned politician, John Dumelo has presented relief items to some of the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. 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