Thursday flooding disrupts movement at KNUST after Wewe River overflows

A heavy morning downpour on Thursday caused the Wewe River to overflow its banks, flooding the main link between student residences and lecture halls at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

The flooding disrupted vehicular movement, blocked key pedestrian routes and temporarily affected academic activities for several hours.

The rising waters overtopped the bridge over the Wewe River, rendering major roads and walkways on campus impassable during peak morning hours.

Thousands of students were left stranded, while commercial drivers plying routes to nearby communities such as Kotei, Ayeduase, Emina, Boadi and Apemso were forced to divert to alternative roads.

University security personnel were deployed to control traffic, assist commuters, restrict access to affected areas and guide students to safer routes.

KNUST also deployed large shuttle buses capable of navigating the flooded sections to ferry stranded students between residential areas and lecture halls.

By early afternoon, the floodwaters had receded, allowing both private and commercial vehicles to resume normal movement, while students regained access to lecture halls through reopened walkways.