'I can hear people's children crying from nearby homes' - Anger online as calls for 'dumsor' timetable intensifies

In the most recent outrage online, many users flooded social media platforms between the night of Saturday, April 20, 2024, and the morning of Sunday, to share especially stories of how devastating and harrowing it has been for them to watch their young children deal with the heat at night when the lights go out unannounced.

Another user, @niilexis, described how some of his neighbours had to eventually turn on their cars to allow their newborns to enjoy some air-conditioning.

“Two neighbours had to put their cars on so their newly-born babies could escape the heat and have some relief to sleep.

It’s 2024, this shouldn’t be how we live our lives,” he tweeted.

A young lady who said she nearly lost her job because of this situation, wrote, “I nearly cried yesterday.

“Heartbreaking to see dumsor back with this kind of vengeance.

A mother, @OyooQuartey, shared a photo of how she cared for her daughter in the heat, with the caption: