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General News of Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
2019-04-09
The aftermath of Sunday's at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle
Five persons reportedly perished yesterday in which Accra residents by surprise.
The rain, which lasted less than two hours, left in its path flooded streets and bodies.
As at press time yesterday, two persons could not be considered for
Many motorists who were scared of the winding down the streets waiting for the waters to recede before continuing their homeward trips.
The lesson of motorists being swept away in such deluges obviously informed their decisions.
Last year, a female lactating medical officer lost her life when she visited the nation's capital.
The Greater Accra National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), who has confirmed the casualties, said to be one of the dead dead, one was electrocuted after coming in contact with live wire.
A woman and her baby in the rain, as the two men and the electrocuted person.
The Greater Accra NADMO Boss, Archibald Cobbinah, told DAILY GUIDE yesterday that the other remains uncovered and conveyed to the morgue for preservation and autopsy.
He attributed the floods to largely human irresponsibility.
"The areas where the deaths occurred are not as important as those in the field of Awudome Estates behind the public cemetery. The mother and her baby got drowned around Flamingo and the electrocution at Abossey Okai, "he said.
"The Greater Accra NADMO has a standby operations unit to respond to emergencies," he said, adding that the injection of such logistics as excavators for clearing choked drains and the like, including pickups vehicles, would go a long way in facilitating the work of NADMO.
Nima uncovered gutter
The major gutter bisecting Nima in the middle which meanders from the Kawokudi area towards Ring Road and beyond was filled to the brim.
Two persons were rescued from drowning in the swift current. Earlier, the rumor mill had it that they had drowned.
Circle Dubai
The most important place to be, has been found in the area of Accra residents as Circle Dubai (Kwame Nkrumah Circle).
The Circle to Obetsebi Lamptey Circle area was a no-go area, the place having been submerged by rainwater reportedly coming from the eastern section of the Aburi Mountains.
According to them, the less than two hours of rainfall could not be generated so much havoc.
Some parts of East Legon have been affected by the rains, leaving many people in a state of uncertainty.
Many have questioned the quality of the job done while putting on the maze of overhead vehicular pbades.
The position is now unofficially the benchmark for Accra Floods, the annual phenomenon now part of Accra efforts to stem it not yielding anything substantial.
2015 fire and flood
Survivors of the 2015 Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah.
On that fateful night, June 3, a deluge supported by a fire, which engulfed a nearby fuel filling station, caused a disaster never before witnessed by Accra residents.
Over 100 people died in the fire which engulfed the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) filling station during the deluge.
It was so intense that it was a night of horror.
When the water started surging through the circle area and reaching a dangerous level many recalled the 2015 incident.
Another deluge
Last Sunday's night rain also started gathering momentum, with the Circle area or Dubai eventually becoming the epicenter of it all.
Photographs of the scenes went virile, as people took shots and sent them round the world.
Precursor floods
DAILY GUIDE was unable to get the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Meteorological Services of the Agency for the 2019 weather forecast and it is expected that there are heavy rains coming.
Minister's insurance
It's unknown that the 2019 rainy season has come down but Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has badured the public that it will work to end up in the winter.
The minister and his team of engineers toured the areas on Monday morning to badess the situation.
At Adabraka, a major wall has been built in the past.
Garbage and silt were seen in some drains, especially at the Kwame Nkrumah stretch of the Odaw River, exposing poor sanitation in the city.
Addressing journalists after the tour, Mr. Atta Akyea, commented on the human actions, which contribute to flooding in the capital.
"It's very unfortunate that human actions are a major cause of flooding in Accra," he stated.
Already seen
Accra rains are synonymous with flooding, human suffering and even deaths in the last Sunday's deluge.
Unfortunately, the same notes are read over and over again with no solution in sight.
The waterways continue to be choked by plastics, domestic waste and illegally constructed structures.
AMA And Desilting
With the rainy season beckoning, the usual desilting of drainages would soon be in the future.
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