Report coming through indicates six people have died in the Upper East region from the Bagre Dam spillage from Burkina Faso.
Speaking on Starr FM today Monday, September 7, 2020, John Kwaku Alhassan, North Eastern Regional Director of NADMO confirmed that two people were killed as a result of the dam spillage while efforts are made to confirm the other deaths.
“We lost two lives and also in some communities, some farmlands have been submerged in water,” Mr Alhassan said.
Several farmlands have also been submerged by water from the Bagre Dam with several farmers losing their livelihoods and farm produce.
This situation is due to a recent heavy rains in the area.
