After severe rains on Sunday, a key route connecting Yendi to Chereponi in the North East and Northern Regions was shut off, leaving travelers stuck in the middle of the road.

commuters had no choice but to use boats to cross the road because it had been completely covered by floodwater.

Another group of young men set up shop at the part of the road that was flooded, offering to pay commuters to cross.

In an interview with the Ghanaian Times, traveler Alhaji Usumanu Dawud stated that the young guys charge 3 Ghana Cedis each person while the canoe takes 2 Ghana Cedis to transport them across.

He said the situation had affected their businesses as the water lever of the affected portion was still high.

“That particular portion always floods whenever it rains heavily” he added.

Alhaji Dawud added that the flood had washed away many foodstuffs as well as animals belonging to communities within that area.

He appealed to the government to fix the road immediately as they suffer any time it rained.

Assemblyman for Zogbeli electoral area Mr Sandabi Sandoo said he had received several calls on the incident and he had since made a report to the appropriate authorities.

He said some communities within the Chereponi District had been cut off completely following the perennial rain in the area.

Mr Sandoo however called on the government to come to their aid and find lasting solution to the flood problem in the district.

An attempt to reach out to the North East Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) proved futile as his phone was not reachable