Seven hours of downpour once again exposed the inherent weaknesses in the management of Accra’s engineering architecture, as many places were left flooded.
Apart from the usual flood-prone areas receiving a thumping from the rain water, this time around heavy winds also brought down trees planted along some of the principal streets in the city, resulting in heavy vehicular traffic, especially during the evening rush hours.
The rains started about 9 a.m. and continued well into the day.
Daily Graphic teams, made up of Timothy Ngnenbe, Delali Sika, Elizabeth Konadu-Boakye & Yaa Kuffour Senyah, went around to assess the situation and observed that more areas were impacted in the city, as some areas at Osu, the traffic light intersection at the National Theatre, as well as the Accra City Hotel stretch of the Barnes Road, all suffered.
The channel lists natural disasters such as:
1) emergency geological situations: earthquake, volcanic eruption, mudflow, landslide, collapse, avalanche;
2) Hydrological emergencies: flood, tsunami, limnological catastrophe, floods, flooding;
3) Fires: forest fire, peat fire, glass fire, forest fire;
4) Extreme meteorological situations: Tornado, Cyclone, Snowstorm, Hail, Drought, Hail, Hurricane, Storm, Thunderstorm, Typhoon, Storm, Lightning.
Africa will go under water, it's proven! Severe flooding in Accra
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Playlist flood 2022
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