The Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly is partnering with the Department of Urban Roads to repair a bridge that collapsed at the Akweteman Pentecost Church during last Friday's, heavy rainfall.

This bridge's partial collapse significantly contributed to the extensive flooding in the area.The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Okaikwei North, Boye Laryea, in an interview with the media explained that a new and improved bridge is anticipated to be completed within a month.

“Yesterday we gave the Urban Roads a full report of what has happened. So there and then they also followed it up and came and realized that something quickly has to be done. So yesterday the instruction was that we close that route and they started working on the drawings because according to them they need to change the whole architecture of that place. So we have made an alternative route. So I am sure that by Thursday, the drawings will be ready for work to commence,” he stated.

In the meantime, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) has issued a warning that whenever rainfall exceeds 50 millimeters in the capital city, Accra, flooding is likely to occur.

This advisory follows the heavy rainfall experienced last Friday, which resulted in extensive flooding in various parts of Accra.

Areas such as the Tema Motorway, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Kaneshie, North Kaneshie, Alajo, Adabraka, Accra Central, Tema, Tema station-Accra, Osu, and others were severely affected by nearly an hour of intense rainfall. The flooding led to the submersion of many homes and vehicles, overflowed drainage systems, and exacerbated road potholes.

Joseph Portuphy, the Head of Forecasting at the GMeT, explained during an interview with the media that the recorded rainfall during the event was 78 millimeters, which explained the widespread flooding in the city.

“If we have a rain above 50 millimetres within two to three hours Accra will be flooded and that was what happened,” he stated.

He cautioned that Accra would encounter difficulties whenever rainfall exceeded the threshold of 50 millimeters.