Two minors have been reported dead as a result of Tuesday morning’s torrential rain, which also destroyed property worth thousands of cedis at Baba Dogo in Bortianor, Ngleshie Amanfro constituency.
The building that housed the two children and their mother collapsed, according to eyewitnesses, killing the children.
The mother was unable to move his two children to safety because the rushing water carried them away.
According to the Chairman of the Landlord Association in the area, this is not the first time floods have killed people in the area. He claims that the assembly has failed to demolish some houses along waterways.
A three-hour downpour in Accra on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, flooded parts of the Ghanaian capital.
The rain began around 3:40 a.m., preceded by shocking lightning and thunder raging through the air.
Some social media images and videos showed pedestrians struggling to get vehicles to their workplaces as major streets flooded during the downpour. Drivers were also required to devise alternate routes to their destinations.
Commuters living near the Kasoa old barrier, Weija, Dansoman, and Lapaz had difficulty navigating the water.
Due to the rain, street lights in parts of the city, particularly the Kasoa old barrier, were also out of service.
Prior to the rains, the Ghana Meteorological Agency in a press statement warned that “Southeastern Ghana has been engulfed by a rain-bearing cloud. This is producing rain of varying intensity within the Volta Region.
The Greater Accra and Eastern regions will be affected first, before spreading to the Central, Western, and parts of Ashanti. Flash floods are expected in parts of Greater Accra as a result of the rain. Be advised accordingly”.
