Floods displaced more than 4000 people in Ghana More than 4,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in southeastern Ghana due to ...

 Floods displaced more than 4000 people in Ghana

More than 4,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in southeastern Ghana due to severe flooding caused by the bursting of the Akosombo and Kpong dams.

Pictures shared on social media show how houses and farms have been destroyed.

There have been interruptions in electricity and drinking water in some towns.

Ghanaian authorities say the nine affected towns are in dire need of aid.

The Volta River Authority, which monitors the two dams, has warned people to evacuate their homes before the two dams collapse.

The two dams provide one-third of the country's electricity.

There has been an increase in water due to the lack of rain during the rainy season.