High tidal waves displace hundreds of people

Over 450 people have been displaced at Kedzi and Vodza in the Keta District by high tidal waves which have submerged more than 67houses during the past 20 days.

The only access road along the beach from Azizadzi to Keta is almost cut off, especially in the afternoons when the tidal waves cover the remaining stretches of land between the sea and the lagoon.

Contractors working on the Keta Sea Defence Project have now agreed to allow motorists to ply portions of its uncompleted beach roads.

On Monday, the Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints donated 160 mini-bags of beans worth 21 million cedis to the victims at Keta.

Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa, the Volta Regional Minister who received the items, said the government was monitoring the situation closely to enable it take interim measures such as resettling the victims.