A severe rainstorm hit the Jasikan District in the Volta Region last week, destroying more than 100 houses and displacing about 1,000 people.
The impact of the rainstorm was mostly felt in Jasikan and Kute where the displaced people are now seeking shelter with relatives and some good Samaritans in nearby communities.
The Member of Parliament for Buem Constituency and Deputy Minister of Lands and Forestry, Mr Henry Ford Kamel, has paid a visit to the towns to sympathise with the affected people.
He observed that the rapid destruction of the forest through illegal felling of trees and bushfires had exposed the area to disasters during wind and rainstorms.
He, therefore, called on the people to check the illegal felling of trees to avert any further disasters.
Mr Kamel advised them to plant trees to regain the vegetative cover in the area and protect their communities against similar occurences in future.
The Assembly Member for Kute, Mr Lawrence Tsyawo, said the rainstorm was the severest that the people could recall but thanked God that there was no casualty.
In a separate incident, more than 500 people have also been rendered homeless following a severe rainstorm that hit Goviefe Todzi in the Hohoe Municipality. According to the Chief of the town, Togbe Sakrafo Adanu X, there was no casualty. Other buildings effected included the junior high and primary schools in the town.
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