Hundreds of residents in Afienya in the Greater Accra Region have been left stranded in their homes following severe flooding triggered by heavy rains that began overnight on Sunday.
The deluge submerged large portions of the community, with floodwaters cutting off access routes and leaving many households completely surrounded.
Reporting from the area on Monday morning, JoyNews journalist Carlos Calony described the situation as critical, noting that several parts of Afienya remained heavily inundated as residents struggled to cope with the impact.
The immediate past Assembly Member for the Afienya Electoral Area, Mr Habib Awudu Mohammed, confirmed the scale of the flooding, saying multiple communities had been affected.
“It is true the whole area is flooded. Afienya itself, the town, the TOR Estate, Jerusalem, the Sanford Clinic, Ablekuma and other surrounding areas. The situation here is not easy; people are trapped in their rooms, they cannot move, they cannot do anything,” he said.
He added that emergency response teams from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Ghana National Fire Service had been deployed to the area to assist in rescue operations.
“Luckily, we got in touch with the NADMO rescue team; some of them are here, the Fire Service are here in their numbers, and we are doing our best to see how best we can rescue the people,” he noted.
According to him, the last time Afienya experienced flooding of this magnitude was about 16 years ago, highlighting the severity of the current situation.
The flooding has also caused significant disruption to transport services, with the Afienya–Tema highway experiencing heavy traffic congestion as motorists struggle to navigate affected sections of the road.
Authorities are continuing rescue efforts as residents await relief and water levels remain high in several parts of the community.
