Floods in Africa - Ghana hit hard

" In West Africa, Ghana has been hit hard, with at least 20 people killed and about 400,000 people made homeless.

The floods have submerged land which produces food for the entire country. President John Kufuor has declared the north of his country a disaster zone."

"Some villages and communities have now been totally wiped off the map of Ghana."
George Azi Amoo
Ghana's national disaster management co-ordinator

('Rains threaten flood-hit Africa', BBC)

"The whole country's food supply will be affected.

The flooding in Ghana intensified when water was recently released from a hydro-electric dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso.

This may have partially eased the problem there but the consequences downstream have been catastrophic.

Floods have also been a major problem in Mali and Togo but in recent years this region has been battling not with floods but drought, with electricity supply badly affected due to the impact on hydro-electric dams."

'Floods devastate northern Ghana'

Now there is plenty of water will Ghana's power outages cease or decrease? The facts do not show progress in the energy crisis.

Ironically I met John A. Kufuor in my dreams last night. He was friendly. Hopefully, the disadvantaged inhabitants of northern Ghana will see the aid they are waiting for.

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