Expect more storms with heavy rains – warns Weather Department

General News of Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-04-07

The Meteorological Services Department predicts thunderstorms and heavy rains as the country approaches the rainy season.

A few nights ago, torrential rain ravaged parts of the country, injuring people and destroying property.

Earlier, the Department said that last month's rainfall in the south of the country did not indicate the beginning of the rainy season.

But in an interview with Citi News, weather forecaster forecasting officer, Joseph Portuphy said Ghanaians should be prepared for more rainfall in the central belt and coastal areas.
"We are now in the rainy season, so we should definitely expect more from that. Especially those of us in the central part of the country – the forest area. Every three days, we should expect more rain. Coastal regions should also expect rain every five to six days. "

"It will also depend on the type of rain that will happen. If the rain is a convection, there will certainly be a lot of thunderstorms and high winds. If you look at how the sun shines, there is a lot of energy in the atmosphere and, in addition, it will give us strong wings with thunderstorms and heavy rains, "he said. warned.

Recent destruction of a rain storm in Kumasi

Last week, a storm caused significant disruption in Kumasi. There was flooding in the metropolis in which a huge billboard collapsed and trapped people in a vehicle.

One person got stuck in his vehicle after a giant billboard fell over at Afful-Nkwanta in Kumasi, in the pouring rain.

Sad eyewitnesses, two people – the wife and child of the trapped victim – were saved and taken to the hospital.

The rain also caused a total breakdown of the city.

AMA begins to loosen the drains before the rainy season to avoid flooding

Meanwhile, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is striving to minimize the impact of persistent floods in the metropolis of Accra.

He began loosening storm sewers before the rainy season to prevent flooding.

Gilbert Ankrah, WADA's public relations officer, said his team was sufficiently prepared to avoid such incidents.

"Right now, the flow of Odaw to Korle will be destroyed from next week. The main reason for this delay is due to the illegal structures that have developed around this enclave. But we gave them advice and the cleaning started. But the badurances are that we will do this work from next week. All other sectors of the Assembly will also witness such a relaxation. "