
Furthermore flooding caused severe damage to roads and bridges in the region, impacting livelihoods and leaving some communities cut off.
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) said flooding affected Nadowli-Kaleo District, Jirapa District, and the Lawra municipality in the Upper West Region.
Initial assessments revealed 336 people were displaced after 155 houses were destroyed in the floods. Around 1,605 people were directly affected but many more are suffering as a result of damage to crops and roads in the area. Over 700 farms have suffered some damage, NADMO said.

"This is a national disaster. The roads will be fixed in record time" Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta assured the people of the Upper West Region
Gaoua a town in neighbouring Burkina Faso situated about 50 km west of Jirapa recorded 82 mm of rain in 24 hours to 13 August.
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