Hours of persistent rains Friday in
the capital Accra has left parts of the city flooded to predictable detail.
At the famous Kwame Nkrumah Circle -
the scene of arguably the most deadly flooding disaster in Ghana - there were
fearful scenes of flooding with terrified people running for cover.
The June 3 Disaster that left more
than 150 dead from flooding played out in the minds of those stranded and
looking for help.
Traders were loudly complaining that
desilting and demolition of buildings done following the disaster have
served no purpose in dealing with the effects of the city''s poor drainage
system.
The Odaw river was threatening to
burst its banks.
At the Goil fuel station where an
explosion worsened the floods last June, the scene was a virtual playback of
black Wednesday night. The flood waters there rose to above kneel level.
An electric cable insulated with a
pipeline hang previously between some shops at Circle.
At the market at Odawna, flood water
levels had risen to levels that could breach the wall around the market if the
rains persisted.
Predictably, the floods washed up
heaps of garbage and debris from uncollected waste.
Buses at Circle, abandoned taxis and
saloon cars are especially sinking in the floods.
The rains sent signals of coming
events this dawn and began again at around 9 am Friday. It has been raining for
at least 3 hours. The Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuye was at Circle to
assess the extent of damage caused by the floods.
Source: Myjoyonline
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