By Phillip Tengzu/Simon Gali, GNA
Wa, (UW/R), March 31, GNA — Mr Osman Abdul-Latif Sinsew, the Upper West Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has attributed the perennial flooding in Wa to human activities such as poor waste disposal and building on water ways.
He expressed worry that some people indiscriminately dumped refuse into drainage systems, which impeded the easy flow of water, thereby forcing the water into people’s homes and shops.
Mr Sinsew said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wa following a heavy downpour on Sunday, March 29, 2026, which led to flooding in some parts of the town.
The affected areas included parts of Mangu, Kambali and Kpaguri Residential Area (Wa Technical Institute).
Mr Sinsew explained that the existing drainage systems were already inadequate to contain large volumes of water, and that the situation became worsened due to the garbage which had filled the gutters.
“Water will always find its way, and when its path is blocked, it diverts into homes and communities, causing flooding,” he stated
He cautioned people against resorting to gutters as dumping sites for their refuse and building on waterways as such practices continue to obstruct the free flow of water, resulting in flooding anytime it rained.
The NADMO Director indicated that they had intensified public education on proper waste disposal ahead of the rainy season while calling on the appropriate authorities to cruck the whip against people building on waterways.
Meanwhile, Mr Bright Owusu, a victim of the flooding incident, said the flooding menace at Kpaguri Residential Area (Wa Technical Institute) had persisted for several years.
He attributed it to undeveloped roads and lack of proper drainage systems in the area to direct the flow of rainwater.
“Anytime it rains we experience this because the road is not constructed. At least it is constructed and gutters are provided the water can easily flow, it will not be running through the houses,” Mr Owusu explained.
He, therefore, appealed to the Wa Municipal Assembly to to construct proper drainage systems in the Wa township, particularly new settlements to help prevent future flood occurrences.
GNA
Edited by Caesar Abagali/Benjamin Mensah