General News of Tuesday, 9 April 2019Source: dailyguidenetwork.com5 dead, 2 missing in Accra floodsThe aftermath of Sunday’s downpour at the Kwame Nkrumah CircleFive persons reportedly perished yesterday in a downpour which took Accra residents by surprise. The place now represents unofficially the benchmark for Accra floods, the annual phenomenon now part of Accra efforts to stem it not yielding anything substantial. When the water started surging through the Circle area and reaching a dangerous level many recalled the 2015 incident. Another delugeLast Sunday’s night rain also started gathering momentum, with the Circle area or Dubai eventually becoming the epicenter of it all. Garbage and silt were seen in some drains, especially at the Kwame Nkrumah stretch of the Odaw River, exposing poor sanitation in the city.

Source: GhanaWeb April 09, 2019 10:30 UTC