Brenase (Eastern Region) 8 March '99

Four persons were injured and 47 houses were destroyed when a severe rainstorm hit Brenase in the Birim North district of the Eastern Region at the weekend. More than 500 people were rendered homeless while property destroyed is estimated at over 200 million cedis. The local Presbyterian Primary School "B" building was the worse affected by the storm. Nana Amoanbeng Ko the third, chief of the town, appealed to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the district assembly and non-governmental organisations to assist them to rehabilitate, especially,the school building immediately. He said a rainstorm which ripped-off the Presbyterian primary "A" school building in November last year is currently being rehabilitated by the district assembly. He said in view of the havoc caused by the rainstorm, the annual festival of the chiefs and people scheduled from March 11 to 17 this year, has been rescheduled. Meanwhile, about 400 of those rendered homeless are staying with friends and relatives while the rest are lodging at the chief's palace.