The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that the country is yet to record fatalities following the heavy rains on Sunday, May 18.The downpour, which lasted for almost three hours, disrupted traffic and daily activities.Weija, Kaneshie, Adabraka, parts of Tema, Adentan-Dodowa are a few of the areas that have been affected.

Over the years, the country has been battling severe flooding whenever there are heavy rains, particularly in Accra. According to NADMO, the canker results from poor hygiene practices and poor drainage infrastructure.“Most of the problems we have observed are that there is a lack of drainage in some communities, some of the areas are filled with filth…In some of the areas, we also have engineering defects,” he explained.