Following the devastating floods that submerged parts of Accra on Sunday, May 18, the Chairman of Parliament's Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has called on the government to take bold action by demolishing structures built on unauthorised lands.
The heavy rainfall, which lasted nearly three hours from around 3:00 PM, rendered roads impassable and left several communities, including Weija, Kaneshie, Adabraka, Adenta-Dodowa, and Tema, underwater.
The Odaw drain, which is Accra's key stormwater channel, overflowed, exacerbating the situation.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) described the incident as the worst flooding the capital has experienced in the past five years.
