News information coming in has revealed that the rains that fell a couple of hours ago are said to have flooded some parts of Accra with the Makola market in the centre of Accra not been an exception of the event.
There has not been any casualty recorded so far.
In a video sighted by mynewsghana.net, the place was filled with water and even a motor rider was stuck in the middle of the flood.
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Drainage system in the capital city Accra has been very poor since Ghana gain it independent from the British. When it get to the raining season most households, individuals and workplaces find themselves in a very higher risk of getting flooded.
In the months of June, July and August happens to be the dangerous months of highest raining period that causes flooding in almost fifty percent (50%) of Accra land.
Today Wednesday 28th August 2020, Accra has again seen a very tragic flooding in the areas of Mallam, Waija, Afankor, Kaneshie, Circle, Tantra hill, Dome Kwabenya, Lapaz and many more.
The raining started around 2:30 pm and end before 5:00pm but within this short period of raining has caused serious flooding along the major highways and some branch roads in the city of Accra making both commercial and private vehicles slowing down on roads.
Its very sad and funny to see this flooding areas in this election period where politicians are promising heaven to gain majority votes.
Videos making rounds on the internet give a very unfortunate account of massive rainwater that has overtaken the Accra stretch of the Kasoa-Accra highway.
The water has completely ripped the road apart as houses and cars are submerged in the running water. Individuals and people living in these areas are counting their losses as they look on with apprehension.
The havoc flooding causes in these areas especially at Kasoa Old Barrier is a known phenomenon but nothing has been done in the past years to avert the situation which has left residents with no option when the rains come down.
Social media has gone aghast at the level of water that is simply destroying everything in its way and are blaming leaders for sitting aloof and allowing the drainage system of many parts of the capital left unattended to.
Although the indiscipline of residents can be blamed for this kind of disasters, many believe the leadership of the country has failed Ghanaians which has consequentially left citizens to be swimming in rainwater every time it rains.