Dansoman Residents Call for Urgent Sea Defence Project to Halt Erosion.
Residents of Dansoman's Beach Road in the Ablekuma West Municipality are urgently appealing to the government to extend the ongoing sea defence project to their area. Coastal erosion and tidal waves have wreaked havoc, leaving many homeless and destroying valuable properties.According to the residents, the incomplete sea defence at Glefe, a neighboring community, has redirected the force of the waves, intensifying the damage.“When there was no sea defence at Glefe, the sea wasn’t this aggressive here. Now, it’s unbearable,” lamented Hasiaye Neequaye, who lost her newly built home to the advancing sea.Another resident, Daniel Lamptey, shared heartbreaking details about the loss of a site that once housed 12 buildings. “We spent millions on concrete stones, but they couldn’t stop the sea from destroying everything,” he said. In desperation, residents have resorted to using refuse to create makeshift barriers against the […]