Audio By Carbonatix
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has predicted that three more heavy rains will hit the southern part of the country before the end of June.
Principal Meteorologist with the research and applied meteorology directorate of the GMet, Nana Kofi Opoku, said the phenomenon is likely to occur because the peak of the rainy season is approaching.
He noted that "when we look at climatology and the forecast that we released for the March, April, May, and June season, it looks like we have on average, 3 more such incidents to occur," he stated.
He made the remarks on the Super Morning Show on Monday following the heavy rains that hit parts of Accra on Saturday, leading to floods.
He explained that the phenomenon is one that occurs at the peak of the (raining) season.
"At the peak of the season for the southern part of the country, especially in the month of June an average of three major rainfall incidents such as what happened on Saturday occur. So on average, we are expecting about three," he stressed.
Following hours of rain, parts of Accra and other urban centres in the Greater Accra Region, including North Kaneshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, and Kasoa in the Central Region, were flooded.
The phenomenon obstructed traffic flow on some major roads in the capital. Ghanaians took to Twitter to share videos of flooded areas after Saturday evening’s rain. Some homes were flooded as a result.
Latest Stories
-
Port crises loom as 11,000 drivers threaten four-day strike
1 hour -
A source of excellence across generations – Vice President Opoku-Agyemang lauds Mfantsipim
2 hours -
(Photos) Mfantsipim School launches historic 150th anniversary
2 hours -
Knights and Ladies of Marshall group backs Catholic Bishops’ stance on anti-LGBTQ+
3 hours -
Bright Simons writes: All the Filla in the Ibrahim Mahama/E&P – Gold Fields Saga
4 hours -
Monetise Idiocy In Ghana
4 hours -
ECG kicks off Phase Two of transformer upgrades at Lashibi; brief outages expected
5 hours -
The Ghanaian prophet and the mysterious death of his scottish wife Charmain Speirs
5 hours -
Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to militant Islamists
5 hours -
Ghana’s recovery supported by gold strength despite global oil price pressures – Standard Bank Research
5 hours -
Methodist Church hails Mfantsipim@150; calls for “fresh consecration” to excellence
5 hours -
‘Excellence is our inheritance’ – Nana Sam Brew-Butler hails Mfantsipim’s 150-year reign in leadership
6 hours -
Kwaku Azar writes: A-G vs OSP
6 hours -
Mfantsipim–Adisadel rivalry built excellence, not division – Sam Jonah
6 hours -
Vice President launches Mfantsipim’s 150 years of shaping Ghana’s greatest mind
6 hours