Koforidua (Eastern Region) 4th May ?99

A severe rainstorm on Monday hit Sarkodie complex schools, causing severe damage to books and other school property.

The worst affected buildings were the Primary "C" and "D" JSS, classrooms of the Junior Secondary School. Books, office equipment and stationery estimated at millions of cedis were also destroyed.

Mr Augustine K. Poku, chairman of the Parent Teacher Association told Mr Yaw Barimah, Member of Parliament for Koforidua and Mr Augustine K. Poku, chairman of the Parent Teacher Association inspected the site.

Ms Doris Yeboah, the headmistress, said this was the second in four years that rainstorm had destroyed the new block and appealed to the PTA and the Municipal Assembly to renovate the blocks before schools reopen in order to interrupt academic work.