Akosombo dam spillage: Chinese man found dead at Asutsuare

A yet-to-be-identified Chinese national believed to be in his 40s has been found dead at Asutsuare in the Shai Osudoku district of the Greater Accra region.

The lifeless body was found after the spillage of the Akosombo dam.

According to the Assemblyman of the area, Jonathan Kwablah, he suspects the deceased was fishing when he was swept away by the water.

Mr Kwablah said the body was already decomposing when it was discovered by the dam.

Parts of the Volta region have flooded as a result of spillage of the Akosombo dam. Many residents in the three Tongu districts and Anlo, all in the Volta Region have been displaced as a result.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is conducting this spillage due to a “consistent rise in the inflow pattern and water level of the Akosombo dam.”

Those who said they lost their properties are currently homeless and appealing to the government to come to their aid.

On September 12, the VRA said it had duly notified its key stakeholders of this development.

But the residents living close to the river have been packing out what they can salvage while others who have their property inundated are crying for help.