Torrential rains affect normal business in Accra

Twelve hours of intermittent rainfall in Accra on Friday affected commercial business especially the agile street vendors who go all out to exploit the heavy vehicular traffic on a normal day to make a living.

A survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency along the Adenta-Ashally Botwe, Madina-Accra roads revealed that the brisk business of hawkers, head porters, popularly called 'Kayayee' remained absent on the roads while most stores around Adenta-Madina, were closed.

The normal vehicular traffic on the Main Accra-Adenta road on Friday's was not present. As at 11 hours about 10 tro-tro vehicles were packed at the main Adentalorry station, an indication that it was not business as usual. The usual flooding that accompanied heavy downpour in the Metropolis was, however experienced by most residents.

At the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, especially around the overhead and the Odawbridges there was heavy flooding. Stranded passengers waded through the water to find shelter, while some anxious traders were seen searching through the water to recover their wares that had been carried away by flood.