The people of Asuosunso Bankrogya, a farming community in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region, are once again stranded as torrential rains have turned their only access route into a dangerous barrier.
Each rainy season brings the same nightmare: the river that snakes through Bankrogya overflows its banks, cutting off farmers, traders, students, and the sick from accessing neighbouring towns.
Without a bridge, residents say they are forced to risk their lives or wait helplessly until the water recedes. "When the river floods, we can't go anywhere," lamented Akua Serwaa, a resident. "If someone needs a hospital urgently, they are stuck.
We have lost lives because of this." The river, which once supplied the community with drinking water, is now polluted by illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey.
