Dome residents wade through water as broken footbridges remain unfixed

Following the collapse of a footbridge over a stream at Dome, a suburb of Accra, several months ago, residents, including schoolchildren, have been left with no option than to wade through the stream on a daily basis to go about their businesses.

Their counterparts at Dome Old Town on another stretch of the town face a similar challenge as their footbridge has completely broken down.

The situation becomes worse whenever the area experiences torrential rainfall.

At Old Town, some residents explained that the construction of the footbridge was initiated and funded by them but had been left unattended to as they w