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0 One person reportedly collapsed during a rainstorm disaster in Damongo, Savannah Region, and was rushed to the Saint Anne Catholic Hospital in Damongo in the West Gonja District for medical attention.
The victim, whose name has been withheld, is a middle-aged woman with a hearing impairment. She was said to have been outside harvesting rainwater when an object struck her.
The less-than-one-hour storm severely affected the former Member of Parliament for the Daboya Constituency, Baani Abudu Nelson, when his four-bedroom self-contained house was ripped apart.
All personal belongings were destroyed, including grains, refrigerators, television sets, beds, documents, and other valuables. Family members present during the incident said the former MP was not in town at the time of the disaster.
“We lost everything that is necessary to us because the MP isn’t here, and the house where we stay is gone. I was here with my sister around 4 p.m. when the rain started. Shortly after, it turned into a storm and removed our roof,” Adam Kipo narrated.
His sister, Abubakari Sadia, expressed her frustration, adding, “Our food and everything are gone. The NADMO people came and left, but we don’t know where to pass the night,” she lamented.
The rain began around 4 p.m. on Monday, March 2025, but quickly turned into a storm, damaging several households in the town. The West Gonja Municipal NADMO officer, Adam Bavug, confirmed the incident, stating that one casualty, the woman who collapsed, was reported.
According to Mr. Bavug, 16 individuals from an unspecified number of houses were affected. He named five communities, including Attributu, Alhassan-kura, Yagbon-kura, Zongo, and Abinga-kura, as those impacted by the disaster.
The West Gonja Municipal Assembly office also suffered damage, with electricity wires cut off and a portion of the roof ripped off. Myjoyonline’s checks in the town were confirmed by officials from NADMO, who reported that this is the second such incident in the past month.
Property belonging to individuals, such as vehicles parked outside during the storm, had their windscreens smashed. As of the time of filing this report, NADMO stated that they would continue their rounds the following day to assess the extent of the damage.
