{"id":359430,"date":"2017-10-06T08:39:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T08:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=359430"},"modified":"2017-10-06T08:39:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T08:39:11","slug":"morning-showers-submerge-accra-immobilize-cars-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/morning-showers-submerge-accra-immobilize-cars-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning showers &#8216;submerge&#8217; Accra, immobilize cars [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many parts of Ghana\u2019s capital, Accra, have been submerged in flood waters, curtailing\u00a0vehicular movement after few hours of rain on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-359435\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Accra-floods-5.jpg\" alt=\"accra-floods-5\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Areas such as Teshie-Nungua, Lapaz, Shiashie, Darkuman and Kaneshie have been badly affected.<\/p>\n<p>The flooding situation has resulted in a gridlock in areas such as Kaneshie, Tetteh Quarshie and Lapaz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359434\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-359434\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Accra-floods-4.jpg\" alt=\"Shiashie\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shiashie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The flood waters have also washed debris and all kinds of filth unto the streets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359438\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-359438\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Odorkor.jpg\" alt=\"Odorkor\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odorkor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The flood raises questions about governments; past and present\u2019s competence to address the problem which has become a perennial one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-359433\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Accra-floods-3.jpg\" alt=\"accra-floods-3\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359432\" style=\"width: 1008px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-359432\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Accra-floods-2.jpg\" alt=\"Tetteh Quarshie\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tetteh Quarshie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many parts of Ghana\u2019s capital, Accra, have been submerged in flood waters, curtailing\u00a0vehicular movement after few hours of rain on Friday morning. 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