Philanthropist David Sitsofe Tamakloe, in collaboration with the Ketu South office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has distributed relief supplies to 125 flood victims at Agbozume-Ahorkpoe.
Saturday’s donation, held at the AME Zion Junior High School, provided a lifeline to a fraction of the municipality’s displaced population, highlighting the overwhelming scale of the ongoing disaster.
According to NADMO, over 4,000 people have been displaced in Ketu South alone, with more than 2,000 households damaged. Across the wider Volta Region, flooding has uprooted roughly 54,000 people across 66 communities in 12 districts.
The relief package included 20 bags of rice, 10 boxes of cooking oil, 20 boxes of Indomie noodles, 60 boxes of laundry and bathing soaps, 30 sacks of powdered soap, sanitary pads, tissue rolls, sachet water, and 30 packs of X Cola. The drive was supported by private donors, including Veronica Debrah, wife of former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah.
Tamakloe, a native of Klikor Kpordoave, emphasized that the private intervention is meant to supplement, not replace, government efforts. “We feel your pain,” he said in a statement following the event, urging more private partners to step forward. He noted that the next phase of the relief drive will target Blekusu, Klikor, Akame, Kpodzi, and remaining communities in Aflao.
Local officials used the event to issue stern warnings about future flood risks. Municipal NADMO Director Ferguson Ahorlu urged residents in flood-prone zones to relocate before the rainy season peaks and confirmed that the Municipal Assembly will begin demolishing structures built on waterways. Tamakloe also appealed to residents to clear drains to prevent waterborne diseases.
Assembly member for Ahorkpoe, Saviour Agbeko Awoye, received the items on behalf of the victims, assuring equitable distribution. He also reminded citizens that skipping the community’s monthly communal labour carries legal sanctions.
As of Saturday, neither NADMO’s regional office nor the World Health Organization (WHO)—which is currently reviewing displacement data—had confirmed a timeline for additional aid to the area.