The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), George Ayisi, has entreated members of the general public to immediately search for havens when it begins to pour heavily.

According to Mr Ayisi, identifying safe spots is critical when one is unable to determine whether his or her environment is flood-prone.

“Those who are traveling, in some cases, it will be stormy, windy. If you are travelling to places where there are trees and co just be careful. If you are in areas where the roofing of houses or homes areas not too good, let’s be careful in those areas.

“If we are in areas where we are not sure and they are flood prone let’s try and identify safe havens in the city and then let’s try and move to safer grounds for ourselves and our relatives,” he stated.

He made this appeal after the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) indicated that there will be more rain in the coming days.

“We are in constant touch with GMeT and they keep updating us every time. They say the rains are going to be severe, they are going to be heavy so we should be careful," Mr Ayisi noted.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) has issued a warning that Accra, the country's capital, is at risk of flooding whenever rainfall exceeds 50 millimeters.

This advisory follows the substantial downpour last Friday, which resulted in extensive flooding in various parts of Accra. Areas severely affected included the Tema Motorway, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Kaneshie, North Kaneshie, Alajo, Adabraka, Accra Central, Tema, Tema station-Accra, Osu, and others.

The heavy rainfall led to the inundation of many homes and vehicles, with drainage systems overflowing and road potholes expanding and deepening.