A 40-minute rainstorm has taken place at Yapei in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, displacing about 420 residents.
The unforeseen disaster also affected two schools; Presbyterian Junior High Schools A and B in the area, leaving at least 300 students without a conducive environment to study.
This has left the students and staff stranded, as their school was renovated just a week ago.
The District Chief Executive of Central Gonja, Mustapha Mahama said the situation has cut some parts of the community off the grid, and also stated that an engineer has been tasked to assess the level of damage for possible renovations.
“Homes have been affected, some people had to sleep in their neighbours’ homes after the incidents and as I speak some areas do not have lights because when the wind ripped off the roofs of some houses, they cut some lines.
Mr Mahama also appealed to philanthropist, old students and Non-Governmental Organisation to assist the community rebuild its roofs that have been ripped off to give students a comfortable environment to learn.
