MORE than 100 houses in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region were destroyed by a rainstorm that hit the area last week.
The most seriously affected communities are Jasikan and Kute, where over 1,000 people were rendered homeless and are now putting up with some good Samaritans in the nearby communities.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Buem, Mr Henry Ford Kamel, also a deputy Minister of Forestry and National Resources, visited the affected people and expressed his sympathy for them.
He observed that the rapid destruction of forests, through illegal felling of trees and beautifiers, had exposed the area to natural disasters such as windstorms.
Mr Kamel, therefore, called on the people to check the illegal felling of trees to avert any disasters of such destructive nature.
He also advised them to plant trees in the depleted forests.
Mr Kamel gave the assurance that the government would help rehabilitate public buildings affected by the storm.
He, therefore, urged the Jasikan District Assembly and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to assist individuals affected by the disaster to repair their buildings.
The Assembly Member for Kute, Mr Lawrence Tsyawo, said the rainstorm was the severest in living memory, but thanked God that there was no casualty.
In a related development, about 500 people have 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, even though there was no casualty, a number of buildings, including the local junior high and primary school blocks were damaged.
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