The Upper West Regional Office of Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) has issued a statement concerning the recent rainfall recorded in the Western Part of Upper West.

The Rains started at 11pm on 11th of April 2022 and has destroyed properties in some communities within the Wa West District including Ponyentanga and Tanina.

Several Houses had their roofs ripped off whilst trees fell in Ponyentanga and blocked major roads.

Statement from the Public Utility Regulatory Commission

Dear all,
Please be informed that the heavy downpour in and around the Wa municipality has affected some distribution lines resulting in outages in some communities.
NEDCo technicians are on the field attending to these problems.
Let’s remain calm and bear with them as they move around to resolve the power challenges.
Thank you.

Source: Upperwestmedia.net