Cape Coast floods kill 5

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sanjay - Abu Dhabi 8 years ago

hmm

hmm
NDC IS A CURSE 8 years ago

ALLOTEY JACOBS HAS MADE HIMSELF A HABITUAL LIAR,ALWAYS LYING IN DEFENCE OF THIVES AND GANGSTERS.

ALLOTEY JACOBS HAS MADE HIMSELF A HABITUAL LIAR,ALWAYS LYING IN DEFENCE OF THIVES AND GANGSTERS.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE! P33 ) 8 years ago

"THE CROOKED WOOD DETERMINES THE BEST CARVER " SO THE ADDAGE GOES!!! SO WHAT HAS NDC DONE FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS? ?? NDC IS BLAMING EVERYONE FOR THE SHIT GHANA IS IN NOW, EXCEPT THEMSELVES. LOOK!! MAHAMA IS THE LUCKIEST PRESID ...
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"THE CROOKED WOOD DETERMINES THE BEST CARVER " SO THE ADDAGE GOES!!! SO WHAT HAS NDC DONE FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS? ?? NDC IS BLAMING EVERYONE FOR THE SHIT GHANA IS IN NOW, EXCEPT THEMSELVES. LOOK!! MAHAMA IS THE LUCKIEST PRESIDENT IN GHANA'S HISTORY IN TERMS OF RESOURCES BUT HAS ENDED UP BEING THE MOST DISGRACEFUL, AS A RESULT OF HIS INEPTNESS AND ALSO BEING CORRUPT. NDC HAS PLUNGED A SMALL COUNTRY LIKE GHANA INTO A DEBT OF WELL OVER 37 BILLION GOOD US DOLLARS. IF THIS SHIT IS WHAT THEY CAN OFFER US THEN, THEY SHOULDN'T INFURIATE US BY BLAMING ANY PAST GOVERNMENT. NDC, JUST A NUISANCE!!!! THE NAME NDC REVOLTS ME!!! IT REVOLTS ME!!!!!
Prince Awuah David 8 years ago

There are some fools in Ghana who cannot see problems because they are made fools by evil propaganda. For lack of knowledge my people perish.Hosea 4:6

There are some fools in Ghana who cannot see problems because they are made fools by evil propaganda. For lack of knowledge my people perish.Hosea 4:6
Mr. Say it like it is 8 years ago

Im pretty sure you support npp. Be neutral for a minute to realize both sides are corrupted

Im pretty sure you support npp. Be neutral for a minute to realize both sides are corrupted
Mr. Say it like it is 8 years ago

This flood has nothing to do with any individual. If could get off both sides(npp & ndc) you'd realize that both a corrupted and has been elected conservatively because of Ghanaians failure to detect lies due to their persona ...
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This flood has nothing to do with any individual. If could get off both sides(npp & ndc) you'd realize that both a corrupted and has been elected conservatively because of Ghanaians failure to detect lies due to their personal interest. Use your brains, its the most affordable thing any human can do
Koomson 8 years ago

Afrifa, how could you compare stadium distaster to circle and Cape Coast flood against Kuffour's regime?Kufgour's time,there were trash cans around communities to dump garbages.So Kuffour blown whistle for supporters for thro ...
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Afrifa, how could you compare stadium distaster to circle and Cape Coast flood against Kuffour's regime?Kufgour's time,there were trash cans around communities to dump garbages.So Kuffour blown whistle for supporters for throwing water or ordered policemen for their tear gases? Afrifa reason before u comment.
Samuel Kwaku Ofori (Bogoso) 8 years ago

My question is can't we solve our own problem?
Last year June it happened at Accra where about 200 people die and now in the same June this year 5 people has die at Cape Coast because of the same floods.
NDC Must Go!!! They ...
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My question is can't we solve our own problem?
Last year June it happened at Accra where about 200 people die and now in the same June this year 5 people has die at Cape Coast because of the same floods.
NDC Must Go!!! They can't help us
NANA BONSU 8 years ago

SAMMY. We as citizens should share in the blame. We need to handle our trash disposal better. This is where lack of strong leadership is exposed. Charity begins at home. We need to organize and then force the Government to pr ...
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SAMMY. We as citizens should share in the blame. We need to handle our trash disposal better. This is where lack of strong leadership is exposed. Charity begins at home. We need to organize and then force the Government to provide better means of trash disposal. We can accuse them all we want but how many in Govt. lose family members I'm such tragedies?
afrifa 8 years ago

they alwz blame thier misfortunes on others.wat abt the stadium disaster dat occured in kuffour time. wer 1000 of pple lost ther lives. did ghanaians throw kuffour out?? so wat ar u talkin abt. the problm is ghanaians shld s ...
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they alwz blame thier misfortunes on others.wat abt the stadium disaster dat occured in kuffour time. wer 1000 of pple lost ther lives. did ghanaians throw kuffour out?? so wat ar u talkin abt. the problm is ghanaians shld stop chokin de gutters wif rubbish nd also stop buildin on water log areas

Rexford Amoako-Atta 8 years ago

My friend get your facts right, how many people died during the may 9 th disaster? Scumhead.

My friend get your facts right, how many people died during the may 9 th disaster? Scumhead.
$@m 8 years ago

total bunkum..nansis

total bunkum..nansis
derrick 8 years ago

do U think at all,we are talking about flood and U are bringing a disaster that happened years back

do U think at all,we are talking about flood and U are bringing a disaster that happened years back
appiagyei 8 years ago

mahama is the best president ghana has ever had. apart frm nkrumah and rawlings .....y3 toaso

mahama is the best president ghana has ever had. apart frm nkrumah and rawlings .....y3 toaso
Dadson 8 years ago

Now can't ghanaians see that anywhere mahama touches there is flooding, mahama! Ghana is tired of you! How many people do you want to kill before you're satisfied ? We tired of you!

Now can't ghanaians see that anywhere mahama touches there is flooding, mahama! Ghana is tired of you! How many people do you want to kill before you're satisfied ? We tired of you!
.........." 8 years ago

That is why Kumasi is the best city to live in peace. No wonder all the undesirables are moving from their cursed regions to Ashantiland.

That is why Kumasi is the best city to live in peace. No wonder all the undesirables are moving from their cursed regions to Ashantiland.
Betina 8 years ago

Please not apply politics to the natural disaster . What ? President of France they Go bcos hav fooding in Paris and the Cena River overflow .
Please let hv a common sense we Ghanian stoop to politisaded everything .

Please not apply politics to the natural disaster . What ? President of France they Go bcos hav fooding in Paris and the Cena River overflow .
Please let hv a common sense we Ghanian stoop to politisaded everything .
NANA BONSU 8 years ago

Don't compare is to them. The kind that happened there could kill 10 times the numbers we lost. They have better town planning and irrigation systems Tha mitigate floods. Wipe your mouth clean on this one.

Don't compare is to them. The kind that happened there could kill 10 times the numbers we lost. They have better town planning and irrigation systems Tha mitigate floods. Wipe your mouth clean on this one.
Roland 8 years ago

We can't blame any gov't for the flood when we keep dumping refuse into garters and building on water ways. Let's discipline our selves and do the right thing.

We can't blame any gov't for the flood when we keep dumping refuse into garters and building on water ways. Let's discipline our selves and do the right thing.
As3m bi nti 8 years ago

Exactly thi is the solution

Exactly thi is the solution

Mamadu 8 years ago

You hit the right tone.

You hit the right tone.
Joe 8 years ago

You guys turn anything into politics instead of holding the government of the day accountable for national development issues.

Why do you have open gutters in a country like Ghana where there are a lot of mosquito?

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You guys turn anything into politics instead of holding the government of the day accountable for national development issues.

Why do you have open gutters in a country like Ghana where there are a lot of mosquito?

Doesn't the government has sanitation departments in the cities to take care of garbage collection?

When a government is voted into power, it has to be responsible to the people because, first, the people voted it into power, second the people pay their salaries hence they answer to the people.

In Ghana, the government can't be blamed for incompetence, because every criticism is viewed along party lines. What about the objective observers and the independents.

The job of every government is National security and if people are dying from floods due to poor constructions, shouldn't the government of the day turn its attention to urban planning and safety regulations?
bee lee 8 years ago

no!

no!
Mamadu 8 years ago

Band plastics and the habitual behaviour of waste management are the major causes of these floods.
We got to react and only talk and talk with any action!!!!

Band plastics and the habitual behaviour of waste management are the major causes of these floods.
We got to react and only talk and talk with any action!!!!
mojacy 8 years ago

Lets be more realistic and keep de government out of this. Its our own ignorance that is causing us. After drinking satchet water in a bus we conciously throw it through de window,we build in water ways and even insult when w ...
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Lets be more realistic and keep de government out of this. Its our own ignorance that is causing us. After drinking satchet water in a bus we conciously throw it through de window,we build in water ways and even insult when we are asked to pull down the building and we sit here blaming government. Maybe its high tym de blame game stopped. We must start being concerned as citizen and take action instead of expecting de government to clear things up. I doubt if a new government would make things better
Justice 8 years ago

Some of we Ghanaians are so spupid that , we don't think before we open our mouth. Anytime something happens we blame the sitting government . Even in America flood happens here, sometimes you can't prevent mother n ...
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Some of we Ghanaians are so spupid that , we don't think before we open our mouth. Anytime something happens we blame the sitting government . Even in America flood happens here, sometimes you can't prevent mother nature . Beside ghana is 5th world nation period.
Salifu Abdul Karim 8 years ago

Hooo Ghanaians why can't we do anything with out politics

Hooo Ghanaians why can't we do anything with out politics
derrick 8 years ago

samual do U think at all what has stadium disaster has to do with flood. do U think at all.

samual do U think at all what has stadium disaster has to do with flood. do U think at all.
Abenaa Amoakoaa 8 years ago

dID ANYONE READ WHAT THE "VETERAN JURNAIST", MR CAMERON DUODU WROTE ABOUT THE FLOODS IN The Daily Guide newspaper on 11 June 2016? We have solutions to our problems, but they are ignored. If I was in government, I would take ...
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dID ANYONE READ WHAT THE "VETERAN JURNAIST", MR CAMERON DUODU WROTE ABOUT THE FLOODS IN The Daily Guide newspaper on 11 June 2016? We have solutions to our problems, but they are ignored. If I was in government, I would take such suggestions in good faith. Here is Mr Duodu's article (for those who missed it):

FOR HOW LONG SHALL WE BE VICTIMS OF SEASONAL FLOODING IN ACCRA?

By CAMERON DUODU

THE pictures that have gone viral on the Internet since
9 June 2016, when the heavens opened for a few hours and the people of Accra were once again exposed to the danger of drowning in filthy torrents of water, are among the most stomach-churning I have ever set eyes on.

It's not what the eyes see so much as what the brain makes of it.

For the brain cannot help but raise these questions:
Suppose the rain had lasted longer?
Did such terrible flooding not also happen on 3 June 2015?
Were we not told at that time that “steps” and/or “measures” were being taken to ensure that floods would not threaten life and property in Accra any longer?
Were these promises not piously repeated only a few days ago – on the anniversary of the deadly floods of 2015?

And finally, this question: Is anybody at all in charge – overall – of public safety in this over-populated city of Accra?

Is anybody in charge of planning how to safeguard life and property against the ravages of nature, in this teeming city that provides so much revenue for the Government? What has happened to the august “City Engineer's Office”, that used to run the technical affairs of the city quite efficiently in years gone by?

Now, if there are people still in charge of such things as flood prevention and yet these disasters keep happening, then what does it say about their suitability for the jobs they hold?

If their suitability for their jobs is in question, then what does it say about the person who appointed them, HIMSELF?

It is just too much! What at all have we done to deserve such a woeful performance from those who voluntarily sought election to run our affairs?

Ghana has been independent for nearly sixty years. During that time, we have built and operated the vastly complex Akosombo Dam, for example. In the course of building that particular Dam, we overcame unusual obstacles of a technical nature. For instance, we created a “Volta Lake” which covers a surface area of 8,515 square kilometres. (That is about 8% of Ghana's total land area!) Th sudden appearance on our topography of this phenomenon, which then constituted the "Largest Man-Made Lake In The World", led to the displacement, evacuation and resettlement of no less than 78,000 inhabitants.

Yet pre-planned rescue operations made it possible for all these people to be moved safely to new habitations. Houses were built for them long before the flooding began – together with amenities like markets and schools. Even wild animals were rescued from the rising waters and taken to safe habitats.

All these things were done under a Government composed of Ghanaians like those who are currently “running” this country. The Ministers and officials then in charge were sincere – and knowledgeable – enough to give important contracts only to companies which demonstrably possessed the requisite expertise and experience to carry out the work.

These Ghanaians almost always looked for companies that had successfully carried out similar ventures elsewhere. We built the Accra-Tema Refinery through this process. Tema Harbour. The Accra-Tema Motorway. Ghana Airways was started for us by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The Back Star Line had a relationship with an Israeli national shipping company, Zim. And so on and so forth.

Many of these companies – though unfortunately, not all – were made to compete against each other through transparent bids invited to carry out the work.

Why is it, then, that a good sixty years later, we flounder when we encounter ordinary floods caused by seasonal, EXPECTED, rainfall? Why can we no longer plan to relieve our capital city of filth and the concomitant blocking of natural waterways that the filth causes, exposing the city to floods?

We are not talking rocket science here, mind you! Global warming and the El Nino climatic phenomenon have combined –visibly – to bring heavy flooding to many countries in the world, including Bangladesh, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. In all these places, engineers have been hard at work, instituting technical measures to prevent the floods from over-running those countries, and making them uninhabitable. In the Netherlands, the Government has been so clever that it has got its engineers to institute preventive – as against curative – measures to deal with the possibility of disastrous flooding. In that country, it is not only the ravages caused by rainfall that have been mastered, but those of the almighty ocean itself.

There must be people in our Government and our public services, too, who are aware of these developments in foreign countries and have probably even been trained to acquire the skills necessary to put effective measures in place to keep our cities safe. Why then do our people -- through the results they do NOT achieve -- seem incapable of replicating here, what others have done elsewhere that has saved their countries from flooding?

I wish I knew the answer to that question. For I am unable to believe that a Ghana “born and bred” Minister or official will ignore the knowledge he has acquired from an education paid for by the pubic, and by putting personal enrichment above making Ghana safe for all his or her fellow citizens, fail to implement the requisite measures to prevent this seasonal flooding.

Unfortunately, the constant failures of our government to impress citizens with its effective actions have produced a cynical attitude in most of us,A lot of Ghanaians now believe that the usual scenario regarding public projects goes like this: “Members of the Government or Party in power establish companies abroad, or team up with existing overseas companies, and then award contracts to them. There is s much impunity that sometimes, these contracts are not made open to competitive bidding at all, but are awarded on a “single-source” invitation basis. This means that someone who hears that the Government is thinking of a particular project introduces a company involved in such work and says : “Hey, that company is very good; it carried out such and such a project in Country F. Moreover, the company will lend us the money to do it – Wink! Wink!!”

And Ghana is, hey presto, saddled with a huge debt for work done that is not up to the standard required, while the “introducer” of the companies and other “middlemen” become vastly rich overnight, due to commissions paid to them in tax havens abroad.

What is undeniable is that the “sweeteners” that go with contract-awards are not new, especially in developing countries like our own, and when we find things going persistently wrong without any practicable steps being taken to put them right, we are within our rights to harbour suspicion that the country's true interests have been ignored, or – sold for a song.Hence the widespread pubic cynicism in Ghana, that is fast rising to the level of hopelessness.

There is only one way to refute such suspicions, namely – get the job done, and done very well.

Accra city needs a flood prevention scheme urgently. It needed the work done yesterday.

The work has NOT been done. Yet we have a national Government which should be concerned about the problem, because Accra is the seat of that government and the headquarters of many of the companies which pay taxes to provide the Government with its revenue.

At the same time, Accra also has a municipal government that also levies taxes on market stall-holders and other traders in the city.

These two organisations should get their act together and solve the problem.

The central Government alone cannot do it. And as for the municipal government, it cannot, by itself, even begin to tackle it (as becomes evident to all eyes whenever heavy rains occur.)

We need efficient, co-ordinated ACTION to save our capital NOW!

The time for excuses is over.
Abeeku Mensah 8 years ago

Oh how history repeat itself for those who fail to learn from past mistakes and from the mistakes of others. The torrential rains are not going away and yet as Ghanaians we could care less about infrastructure. A DCE, MCE or ...
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Oh how history repeat itself for those who fail to learn from past mistakes and from the mistakes of others. The torrential rains are not going away and yet as Ghanaians we could care less about infrastructure. A DCE, MCE or regional minister who dare put development money into gutters, drainage and sewage system will be run out of office because our preference is to have a few in the community live off government funds like bandits just as long as there's seeming ongoing construction project that may never be completed on time or worth the inflated cost.

So it comes as no surprise that each year comes with horror stories somewhere in Ghana but a great many communities think and live with "not in my neighborhood" attitude until it's too late.

pkirks 8 years ago

Why do people blame government for their own mistakes .

Why do people blame government for their own mistakes .
pkirks 8 years ago

During Rwlings time town council men were deployed into various houses and communities to check irresponsibility of citizens and the culprits were punished for their irresponsible acts we complained bitterly and look at wha ...
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During Rwlings time town council men were deployed into various houses and communities to check irresponsibility of citizens and the culprits were punished for their irresponsible acts we complained bitterly and look at what is happening to us now We are now blaming the government for what we created with our own hands God have mercy on us
Yaa 8 years ago

Hmmmmmm may they rest in peace.

Hmmmmmm may they rest in peace.
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Boat 8 years ago

I don't get it when people say don't blame governments. Nations are goverbed by laws and governments enforce the laws. If trash cans are provided and trash removed continously on time and fallen ones picked on time and those ...
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I don't get it when people say don't blame governments. Nations are goverbed by laws and governments enforce the laws. If trash cans are provided and trash removed continously on time and fallen ones picked on time and those who throw trash around fined and punished do any of you think this will still be happening at this magnitude? Natural disaster will always be part of us but our preparedness is what makes the difference. In the rash of doing something, you implement sanitation day meanwhile after the cleaning, the gathered trash is left on the ground for more than a day. What do you think happens after? Countries are botrowing money for developments and ensuring that the out come is either first class in the world as at the time they are constructing or at least same as normap practices around the world meanwhile our people borrow and give us something that is 'nt even close to normal practices around the world and you say what we should cheer them? Politicd is what is killing us. We should plan and stop knee jerk reactions to situations . Last year it happened and there were demolishings dredging and what have you and still nothing good came out of it. Lets hold our elected officials responsible and stop defending them because at the end of the day, the impact of theae on you and i is much more tahn on them.
Abraham Danso, from kakumdo Cape Coas 8 years ago

soo what is this ndc government doing about this floods, we vote better things but not what we are seeing. Vote for ppp vote for our future.

soo what is this ndc government doing about this floods, we vote better things but not what we are seeing. Vote for ppp vote for our future.
JAMIU ABDUL RASHID 8 years ago

it is high time we thought of how to solve our problems collectively by providing reasonable solutions and ideas devoid of politics. We reduce almost every thing to politics in this country making it very dificult for decisio ...
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it is high time we thought of how to solve our problems collectively by providing reasonable solutions and ideas devoid of politics. We reduce almost every thing to politics in this country making it very dificult for decision makers to take the appropriate actions to help solve the problems we face as a country. It is very bad my brothers and sisters.
Let us change our minds for the better.
KALUSHA 8 years ago

What I know is wen a leading falls into a pit,the others take causion. But lack of knowledge my people perish.
That's why we are perishing.
Instead of solving problems, we blame political parties n individuals.
OHHHH GHANA ...
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What I know is wen a leading falls into a pit,the others take causion. But lack of knowledge my people perish.
That's why we are perishing.
Instead of solving problems, we blame political parties n individuals.
OHHHH GHANAIANS, WEN WILL WE GROW??????
Ali Mahama 8 years ago

The President enjoys seeing people drown in Floods and then rides on Motor to consol them. Surely Nana Beba to turn things around.

The President enjoys seeing people drown in Floods and then rides on Motor to consol them. Surely Nana Beba to turn things around.
Okai james 8 years ago

Imay their souls rest in perfect peace,And god bee with their family.

Imay their souls rest in perfect peace,And god bee with their family.
Waaluk 8 years ago

Really? . 12 months on?. Wow! !

Really? . 12 months on?. Wow! !
Nana Yaw Barimah 8 years ago

Because of the evil deeds in the Country which can be attributed to some Political giants, comes all these disasters.Therefore,Christians and Moslems should pray to avert these occurrences.

Because of the evil deeds in the Country which can be attributed to some Political giants, comes all these disasters.Therefore,Christians and Moslems should pray to avert these occurrences.
Amirah 8 years ago

Prayers and condolences to all whom are affected by this tragedy.

Prayers and condolences to all whom are affected by this tragedy.
frank boamah 8 years ago

afrifa,let me ask you this question. how many time does stadium disaster happen in a year?this flood that causes June disaster last year has still happen this time round only that God been so good,no lives were lost but milli ...
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afrifa,let me ask you this question. how many time does stadium disaster happen in a year?this flood that causes June disaster last year has still happen this time round only that God been so good,no lives were lost but million of properties destroyed.in cape coast,five people lost their lives.this is what we are saying that,the mahama led government has completely lost focus and its bearing. God have mercy on Ghanaians.
Helena Lena Gray 8 years ago

God im praying that my love ones in Cape Coast are safe...

God im praying that my love ones in Cape Coast are safe...
Mr. Say it like it is 8 years ago

Its really fucking stupid to blame this on the government. People should re-check where the flood flow is before building an infrastructure. You stupid fucks always blame the government. Ps. I think both ndc and npp are corru ...
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Its really fucking stupid to blame this on the government. People should re-check where the flood flow is before building an infrastructure. You stupid fucks always blame the government. Ps. I think both ndc and npp are corrupted. Ghana haven't had a honest government yet.
Ibrahim munkaila 8 years ago

So what is going on in ghana. Today Flood tomorrow fire aah

So what is going on in ghana. Today Flood tomorrow fire aah
naa banana inn 8 years ago

must Ghanaian always aportion blames?no is attitude let's change.

must Ghanaian always aportion blames?no is attitude let's change.

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