The students joined efforts to retrieve properties belonging to their colleague's family

Several communities in the Weija Gbawe Municipality have been submerged in flood waters following the spilling of excess water from the Weija Dam.

The Ghana Water Company Limited on Sunday, October 2, 2022, commenced the spilling of excess water in the dam.

Visiting Weija and its environs on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, GhanaWeb TV cameras captured several residents who had been displaced by the spilled water flooding their homes.

Dozens of students at the Weija D/A Junior High School were sighted assisting some schoolmates whose home had been flooded to evacuate their properties.

A parent of the affected student lamented the impact of the flooding which she noted had destroyed her valuables.

According to the mother of three, she had lost some GHC1,500 to the flood waters in addition to several belongings.

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Some of the residents who spoke to GhanaWeb also bemoaned the impact of the flooding which they described as unprecedented.

Some of the affected communities include Weija, Oblojo and Tetegu.

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The Lowdown: Role of the diaspora in the development of Africa

CEO of the Aaron Manvel Foundation Millie Lorene Tucker and Gary Hope, the CEO of FLCC - Bring Back Hope Foundation underscore the need for the African diaspora to help develop the continent in this episode of The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV. According to the women trying to make and create a change in Ghana, our forefathers were sold away and made to develop strange lands. Thus, coming back home and developing their home country is the best thing to do especially when resources are available.

Source: Ghanaweb