Ghana: Floodwaters Inundate Accra Neighborhoods, Forcing Evacuations and Road Closures

Heavy rainfall overnight flooded large parts of Accra, Ghana's capital, submerging major roads and low-lying communities and disrupting the Monday morning commute for thousands of residents. Ghana's Ministry of the Interior deployed emergency response teams and mobilized multiple security agencies, including the military and fire service, urging residents in flood-prone areas to move to higher ground and avoid flooded roads.

GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE COMPANY-SCHOOL-RENOVATION

GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE COMPANY-SCHOOL-RENOVATION

(230714) -- ACCRA, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 12, 2023 shows a school renovated by the CRCC Harbor & Channel Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd after a flood in Accra, capital of Ghana. A Chinese company on Wednesday handed over a school it renovated after a flood in Accra, winning praise from the local people. TO GO WITH "Ghanaians praise Chinese firm for renovating school after floods" (Photo by Seth /Xinhua)

Chinese company provides assistance for flood-stricken Ghanaian school

STORY: Chinese company provides assistance for flood-stricken Ghanaian school DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of reconstructions of a Ghanaian school hit by floods 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL BOATENG, Headmaster of the school 3. various of the rescue 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIN XIAODONG, General manager of the fishing port project 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL BOATENG, Headmaster of the school STORYLINE: A Chinese company on Thursday came to the rescue of a Ghanaian school hit by floods, enabling it to resume classes soon. The Christ the King of Kings preparatory school, located in Jamestown, a fishing community in Ghana's capital, has recently been plagued by flooding caused by constant downpours. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL BOATENG, Headmaster of the school "When it's break time, the children couldn't come out because the place is full of dust and full of water, but we thank them for what they are doing now. After this work has been d