Officials from the National Security Service visited Lakeside in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region following Sunday’s deadly flood, which claimed three lives and destroyed homes, shops, and personal belongings.
The officials toured the affected areas on Monday, May 19, explaining that they were sent by the President to assess the damage and report back for urgent intervention.
Residents of Lakeside have blamed engineers who constructed the East Legon Hills road for diverting all drainage systems into a single outlet, resulting in the severe flooding.
They say the drainage system was poorly designed, with multiple water channels channeled into one outlet, causing the flooding to overwhelm the area.
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