Many parts of Ghana’s capital, Accra, have been submerged in flood waters, curtailing vehicular movement after few hours of rain on Friday morning.
Most drivers have been forced to make a detour, while others have parked their vehicles due to the pool of flood waters on major highways.
Areas such as Teshie-Nungua, Lapaz, Shiashie, Darkuman and Kaneshie have been badly affected.
The flooding situation has resulted in a gridlock in areas such as Kaneshie, Tetteh Quarshie and Lapaz.
![Shiashie](https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Accra-floods-4.jpg)
The flood waters have also washed debris and all kinds of filth unto the streets.
![Odorkor](https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Odorkor.jpg)
The flood raises questions about governments; past and present’s competence to address the problem which has become a perennial one.
Following a downpour in February 2017 that wrecked havoc in the area, the Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, said the country requires $700 million to permanently fix the issue.
![Tetteh Quarshie](https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Accra-floods-2.jpg)
But before the amount is raised to commence works to halt the floods, city authorities and the Greater Accra Regional Minister, have contracted a private company to dredge some major drains in the capital to allow water to flow freely whenever it rains.
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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana