The death toll in the Upper East floods has risen to 29, according to the
reports received on Friday from the Upper East Region capital
Navrongo.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has through
its regional Coordinator, Mr. Jerry Asamani, confirmed the death toll.
Earlier reports said that the death toll was 20, 19 injured, while about 1,550 houses
were affected, following 12 days of torrential rainfall in the Upper East Region.
The latest figures showed that 1,225 houses collapsed completely, while about
1,664 houses were damaged.
The regional NADMO has already started mobilising resources to aid the displaced
persons.
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