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Some areas in Accra have flooded after a heavy rainfall on Friday, April 8.
The one-hour heavy rainfall, obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on the Weija Barrier – West Hills Mall stretch of the Kasoa Highway, Central Business District, Sahara and Odawna, among other areas.
While many commuters parked their cars for the rain to subside, others carefully drove through the flood which covered most part of the road.
Gridlock on the Weija-Kasoa road as parts of it remain impassable.
— Joy Prime (@JoyPrimeTV) April 8, 2022
East bound vehicles forced to use two lanes on the West bound-Kasoa stretch. #DriveSafeCampaign pic.twitter.com/pMbe9CbIrH
The Ghana Meteorological Agency had already predicted a thunderstorm on Friday, a few hours before the rain.
“Moderate to heavy Thunderstorm and Rain Activity detected along the coast of the Volta Region at 8:30 am is expected to affect much of the southern parts of the country in the coming hours,” the agency warned in a brief report.
Some Ghanaians have taken to social media to share the flooding situation in their areas.
No wonder is kinda cloudy in kumasi. Accra den flooding de3 e check like dem be siblings o ei
— #MEETMETHERE @RidgePark 🇬🇭 (@Depy_divv) April 8, 2022
pic.twitter.com/0dL8a3NJcQ
@NAkufoAddo you should be worried about this, the flood issues in Accra is really bad.
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Accra start dey flood already? Eei hmm smh 🤦♂️
— Leo De-Graft✊🏿🇬🇭🇺🇸 (@1OBOUR) April 8, 2022
Just 10 minutes of heavy rain, some part of Accra don dey flood ,eiii the bola plenty dodo😩
— Sheikh Senior Akon (@Seniorakon2) April 8, 2022
On a more serious note, we need to have a conversation on this Accra floods. It's disgraceful and inhumane
— Isaac Mensah 🇬🇭 (@IsaacMensah2) April 8, 2022
Every small rain will flood Accra? Ei
— Akua Anansewaa™ (@a_capable_woman) April 8, 2022
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