At least four people have died following flooding that occurred after a down pour that hit the Accra metropolis and its environs on Sunday with 3000 households affected and dozens of cars swept away.While the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) put the number of deaths as one person who lost his life when he was swept away by the ravaging flash floods while he was riding a bicycle at Abokobi, The Ghanaian Times has gathered at least three other people died in the process at Adenta.Mr Hendrick N.

Kinnah (hand stretched) briefing Mr Alfred Allotey Gaisie (second from right) and his team the level of damage caused as a result of the floods at Odawna Sahara during his visit Photo: Ebo GormanThese came to light yesterday when the NADMO officials and the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) led by its Chief Executive, Mr Alfred Allotey Gaisie, toured some flood affected areas in Accra mainly the Odawna Sahara park.The NADMO Coordinator at KoKMA, Mr Hendrick Noble Kinnah, during the tour said the flooding which occurred after the downpour over the weekend and one which had been persistent for years, was as a result of the overflow of the Odaw River.According to him, a report on the peren­nial flooding in the municipality and flood-prone areas had been prepared and would be handed over to KoKMA to help address the issue of perennial flooding within the municipality.For his part, Mr Gaisie assured that KoKMA would find a lasting solution to the situation, which included the construction of a drainage system in the area."It is time for us to look at the drainage system and what we need to do about it.

Go­ing forward, we have decided to fix this once and for all, either from the Common Fund or our own Internal Generated Fund.

We are going to put it in our budget for next year and see how best we can minimise the flooding," Mr Gaisie said.Mr Gaisie said that there was a need for KoKMA to collaborate with sister assem­blies to help address the issue of flooding in the municipality, as most of the debris that were collected from the upstream ended at KoKMA."If you will notice, most of the drain­age at Alajo and other areas have been constructed.