Five-year-old girl swept away by floodwaters on her birthday
A five-year-old girl, Richlove Adobea Haminu, has died after being swept away by heavy rain in Koforidua, Eastern Region, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
The incident occurred right in front of the victim’s home near Normal Technical School while her parents were away at work.
Reports indicate that the young girl was celebrating her birthday on the day of the incident.
She was with her 14-year-old sibling, who was gathering rainwater for storage when she slipped into the rushing water and was swept away.
All efforts by a team of the National Disaster Management Organization, the police, the girl’s family, and community volunteers to save the girl have proven futile.
The young girl is yet to be found.
The family home has now become a gathering place for sympathizers, who are offering their condolences and support to the grieving family during this difficult time.
Magdalene Agyeiwaa, the mother of the victim, expressed deep sadness over the incident but remains hopeful for a positive outcome.
She recounted the sequence of events, mentioning her plans to treat her daughter to KFC for her birthday and her shock upon hearing the tragic news.
“Today is her birthday so I promised to send her to KFC. So I decided to go to town to get some money to take her to KFC. But when I got to Agatha Market, the rain started. I later received a call from one of my mother-in-laws that my daughter had drowned. I was shocked because they don’t go out when it rains. I rushed home to confirm the sad incident and she was not in the house alone, She was in the care of other siblings. They are five and she is the fourth born,” the distraught mother narrated.