Refuse which are regularly dumped into drains and unauthorized  places by locals, were swept by the flood water onto the roads including the link from the Tema Senior High School to the P. V.  Obeng roundabout in the Tema West Municipality.

Mr Ebenezer Cudjoe,  Tema Metropolitan Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) told the Ghana News Agency that the Zoomlion Company had been contacted to clear the garbage from the affected roads.

Mr Cudjoe urged the public to desist from dumping refuse into drains as they would  end up in the sea,  roads or even back into the communities of origin saying it had health implications to residents.

He said his outfit was yet to receive any complaints of flood wreckage from residents of Tema Metropolis and Tema West Municipality, an indication that the about four hour heavy rains did not cause much damage.

He however added that he and his team would visit all the flood prone areas while urging residents who may be trapped in their homes or in any part of the Metropolis should call NADMO officials for assistance on the following toll-free numbers; 999, 0202014040, 0299350303, 0299350244, and 0299350620.

The Tema Metropolis had a total of nine flood prone areas with Tema East mostly the Newtown area burdened with eight and Tema central having one. The flood prone areas are: Chemu lagoon, VALCO down, Zigenshor, waterland, parts of Bankuman, Acheampong village, Abonkor area and storm drain around GTMC, and Community Six SOS down.

The Tema West Municipality had 18 flood prone areas which included Community 17 roundabout, Community 18 washing bay joint, Community 20 Awudu Issaka down, Klagon, Sakumono Ramsar site, Abbatoir bridge, Aponkye clinic and Devtraco.