Accra floods kill at least 13 as Ghana warns more heavy rain is on the way - Businessday NG

EPA View from above of people walking through the floodwaterEPA

Markets and businesses remain closed - some washed away - as the authorities

At least 13 people have died after torrential rain triggered severe flooding across Ghana’s capital, Accra, leaving homes submerged, roads cut off and hundreds of residents rescued as authorities warned that more heavy rain could worsen the crisis.

Read also: world-in-brief-trump-wins-migrant-rulingvenezuela-quake-death-toll-climbs-ghana-expands-state-gold-purchases-and-other-stories/

Emergency teams from the fire service, police, military and the National Disaster Management Organisation have been deployed across the city to rescue stranded residents and assess the damage. Officials say the death toll could still rise as recovery operations continue.