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\u201cOur leaders have disappointed us . . . as for the citizens they don\u2019t have any authority. We need a building code that will take into account the fact that we live in the tropics and not the Sahara desert,\u201d\u00a0Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr said about the recent floods across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Pratt was reacting to the issue of flooding in the country on\u00a0Peace FM’s\u00a0morning show ‘kokrokoo’.<\/p>\n

Heavy downpour across the country on Monday has resulted in floods leaving many wondering what is going to be done for future rains.<\/p>\n

A section\u00a0of the Accra to Tema\u00a0motorway was flooded making movement difficult for many motorists.<\/p>\n

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET)\u00a0has said that this year\u2019s\u00a0rains in October are slightly above normal and that heavier rains should be expected.<\/p>\n

Areas that are anticipated to be affected by rains are the coastal belt and forest regions but not much is expected to occur in the dry northern regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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