{"id":297482,"date":"2017-02-27T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=297482"},"modified":"2017-02-27T05:00:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T05:00:25","slug":"parts-of-kwame-nkrumah-circle-flooded-after-heavy-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/parts-of-kwame-nkrumah-circle-flooded-after-heavy-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Parts of Kwame Nkrumah Circle flooded after heavy rains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy rains over the weekend left portions of Kwame Nkrumah Circle flooded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297483\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nkrumah-Circle-flooding-2.jpg\" alt=\"nkrumah-circle-flooding-2\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Odaw river was overflowing as a result of the heavy rains, while parts of Las Palmas restaurant were partially submerged with water.<\/p>\n<p>The road linking the Ring Road West towards Ako Adjei interchange was also flooded, hindering vehicular movement for sometime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297484\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nkrumah-Circle-flooding-3.jpg\" alt=\"nkrumah-circle-flooding-3\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Passengers were compelled to alight from their vehicles and walk through the water, while other vehicles were forced to change their routes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297488\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nkrumah-Circle-flooding-1.jpg\" alt=\"nkrumah-circle-flooding-1\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flood alert: AMA names safe grounds\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The development follows the Accra Metropolitan Assembly\u2019s (AMA) announcement of safe havens in flood prone areas in Accra to ensure minimal effects of floods if they occur this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly in a statement copied to citifmonline.com identified fourteen (14) low lying areas including Lartebiokorshie, Legon, Dansoman prone to flooding and matched open parks as safe havens for shelter.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said, the safe havens could serve as temporary shelter for victims of flood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy rains over the weekend left portions of Kwame Nkrumah Circle flooded. 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