The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that approximately 3,000 residents in Accra’s Odawna area were affected by severe flooding, following Sunday’s torrential downpour. Odawna remains one of the hardest-hit communities, with rising water levels submerging homes, displacing residents, and causing extensive property damage.
More than 3,000 residents in the Odawna Sahara area of Adabraka in Accra have been affected by flooding following Sunday night’s heavy rainfall and the overflow of the clogged Odaw drain.According to the officials, the floodwaters inundated homes, displaced families, and destroyed personal belongings and food supplies.During an assessment visit to Odawna-Sahara on Monday, May 19, the Municipal Chief Executive of the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, Nii Adjei Tawiah, and NADMO’s Municipal Coordinator, Hendrick Noble Kinah, confirmed the scale of destruction.Hendrick Noble Kinah
NADMO Municipal Coordinator – Ghana
Residents are also calling on the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Ministry of Works and Housing to prioritize flood control infrastructure in the area, which they say has been prone to flooding for years. Sunday’s floods follow similar incidents across parts of Accra, renewing concerns about the capital’s poor drainage systems and disaster preparedness.
HAJAI LARIBA ZUWEIRA, Director General of NADMO – Ghana
Meanwhile, the Ghana Meteorological Authority has warned of more downpour as the country enters the peak of the first phase of the rainy season which starts from April to July.
