More rain, More flooding

More than eleven hours of rain hit Accra and its environs from Thursday night causing serious flooding in the low lying areas and considerable damage to property.

The rains which started around 11.30 pm and is still ongoing has left a number of people trapped at their respective locations. A number of bridges and culverts are also reported to have collapsed.

The National Disaster Management Organisation and other security agencies, which are on the ground, are assisting in the evacuation of the persons locked up by the flooding.

According Mr David Perry Osika, a senior official of the Meteorological Services Department, the services Airport station has recorded 119.8 mm of rainfall by mid-day of Friday, with the likelihood of it continuing into the evening. The heavy rains, is the second in less than a week in the nation’s capital after it experienced 123 mm of rainfall on Sunday.

More than eleven hours of rain hit Accra and its environs from Thursday night causing serious flooding in the low lying areas and considerable damage to property.

The rains which started around 11.30 pm and is still ongoing has left a number of people trapped at their respective locations. A number of bridges and culverts are also reported to have collapsed.

The National Disaster Management Organisation and other security agencies, which are on the ground, are assisting in the evacuation of the persons locked up by the flooding.

According Mr David Perry Osika, a senior official of the Meteorological Services Department, the services Airport station has recorded 119.8 mm of rainfall by mid-day of Friday, with the likelihood of it continuing into the evening. The heavy rains, is the second in less than a week in the nation’s capital after it experienced 123 mm of rainfall on Sunday.

PIC: The St. Peter's Educational Complex is seen on Tuesday June 11, 2002 after it collapsed as a result of the heavy rains the previous day. Ten hours of torrential rains in the Ghanaian cities of Accra and Kumasi on Sunday June 9, 2002, resulted in the displacement of a few hundred people and the destruction of property. The Ghanaian meteorological department said more heavy rains were expected in the country, adding that the rainy season had just began. Similar heavy rains killed six people in Accra in 2001.