Three persons have perished in the Adentan Municipality as a result of the floods that occurred on Sunday. This was disclosed by the Municipal Chief Executive, Ella Esinam Nongo.
At Lakeside Estate, floods covered many houses with lots of vehicles submerged. Several videos that flooded social media pages showed the ruins caused by the heavy downpour.
Adentan Municipality, Lakeside Room 6 and East Legon were parts of the communities that were badly hit by the rains.
#AccraFloods: Residents of Lakeside Room 6 in the Adentan Municipality were caught off guard by sudden flooding after Sunday’s downpour. Locals say it’s the first time their homes have flooded, blaming an overflowed gutter meant to channel water from Lakeside to Nanakrom. Several… pic.twitter.com/ooWFjNSR13
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As a result, two people tragically lost their lives at Lakeside and one person at New Legon.
Ms Esinam granted an interview to Citi FM Monday morning after the flood on Sunday.
The MCE said “We lost two people in Lakeside, including a gentleman near New Legon and a four-year-old girl at Nanakrom,” she stated.
She also promised to take strong action against unauthorized buildings built on waterways in response to growing worries over Accra’s frequent floods, which are mostly caused by inadequate urban planning and the obstruction of natural watercourses.
