{"id":24402,"date":"2021-06-29T00:50:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T00:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=24402"},"modified":"2021-06-29T00:50:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T00:50:14","slug":"asafo-market-traders-protest-over-perennial-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=24402","title":{"rendered":"Asafo market: Traders protest over perennial flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Traders at the Asafo Market in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region on Monday, June 28, protested over the continuous flooding of the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market within a week has suffered two major flooding after the region experienced two major downpours claiming at least seven lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aggrieved traders wore red armed band and closed their shops to demonstrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The angry traders told Starr News that their wares worth thousands of Ghana cedis were destroyed by the floodwaters in last weeks rains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The traders accused a contractor responsible for the building of shops around the market of blocking waterways, leading to the flooding of the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They said they have channelled their grievances to the KMA authorities but nothing has been done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They, therefore, threatened not to pay taxes to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly if nothing is done about the flooding of the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ghana\/Starrfm.com.gh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traders at the Asafo Market in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region on Monday, June 28, protested over the continuous flooding of the market. 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