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Parts of Accra and Kasoa flooded after 3 hours of heavy rainfall

By : Tetteh Djanmanor on 10 Oct 2020, 10:30

Floods

Parts of the Greater Accra and Central Regions have been flooded after a heavy downpour in the early hours of Saturday.

Residents in affected areas such as Accra and Kasoa were seen salvaging what was left of their properties to higher ground after flood water entered their homes.

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Some commuters had also abandoned their vehicles in the moving water to save themselves while others tried to push what was left of their fast-submerging cars out of the waterway.

In other suburbs, water is seen gushing down the streets ravaging any obstacle in its way.

World Bank provides Ghana with $200m to tackle floods in Accra - Ghana  Business News

No casualty has so far been recorded but affected residents are demanding that something is done about the drainage facilities underlying these areas.

Meanwhile, social media users have been expressing their sentiments over the development.

Source: Myjoyonline.com