Urban flooding in Accra, Ghana is caused by the illegal filling of Ramsar wetland sites and blocked waterways, where developers build structures despite these areas being protected zones; this destruction prevents natural water absorption and drainage, forcing water to flood residential areas during rainfall. The problem is compounded by poor gutter maintenance, where rubbish is improperly disposed of at gutter steps, and systemic corruption that allows developers to receive government services like electricity and water in prohibited areas, creating a cycle where comfortable living conditions encourage further illegal development.
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But when you clear the g the sand the rubbish they will put it right at the step of the gutter. If you rain where you >> it will it will wash it inside again.
Why is it that when you collect the sun you collect the rubbish move it away from the ga let it be free let there be see let there be light god said even Moses said p the sea why can't you just do the right thing >> why see you've carried rubbish on your head not that or on your head come to pour in the gutter what the hell the corruption is too much Bro, bro, go work.
Nobody's coming to help you. Not even me.
>> So in Ghana here, especially in Ara, we have you. People think we have two seasons, the rainy season and the dry season. The normal we know. But I call it the flat season and the dry normal.
WE KNOW BECAUSE HOW WHY ANY SMALL thing now you have to run and go and go and see if the water carry your cars good else you will go and you go and sleep with impurities welcome to the GP I'm your boy CR I'm doing this with Kim Ellie so there's a lot of flat videos if we see I come to sit and talk about the flat it's like repeating ourself over and over every year we talk about flats today we want to find a root cause like possible able solutions, >> stuff that will make things work. Every day we come and buy it and not be the person in 40 house, but some people they do what >> we do.
>> You know, if if you don't laugh, you'll cry. So I don't think the girl who is doing this, >> bro.
>> See, let's start with the Ramsa site.
>> Mhm.
>> There are a lot of Ramsa sites. The Raza is basically where if it rains some parts of the lands are wet sand that the water will go and stay there.
>> Yeah. And then just so >> Yes. Some join whatever. Yeah.
>> So there's a rampant um development of Ramsa sites in Ghana here.
>> Yeah. Like what the is going on?
like you don't you don't get anywhere you go build >> acland finish they'll tell you acra land it finish so the one you get you manage me I can relate from asham and p old I >> that side when we were growing up if they take that side that you know we like cuz it's water bodies we go there for fishing and things but now you go there somebody will buy that side fill it with water uh sand So they they will like you are pushing the water away.
>> So you you see this one will feel it the next person will feel it in a way now that >> becomes leveled and like >> now that side also become dry ground instead of wetlands. So if it rains and then there's nowhere for the water to go >> it will come to your house >> now. No don't you have >> then they'll build walls. It will go to the next person house. Oh, >> they they know it's a wetland. They will fill it, raise it, build it. Yes.
They'll even build a building higher.
>> Oh, bro.
>> So, >> this kind things why would I don't want to blame the community leaders because they are there for the money. Bro, it's not look it's not even about the leader's fault cuz first of all if you are going to rent or buy some land at Rams as we are saying and all that >> Muhammad does not know you are going there.
>> Mhm.
>> H minister for rent um rent control commissioner he doesn't know you are going there.
>> The land commissioners have not know you are going.
>> Nobody knows you are going there. So you can't blame the ladies. It is you the citizen know. You know what you're doing is wrong. who >> who sell those lands, isn't it? The community chiefs and the kings and chiefs.
>> It's it's not all lands that this chiefs or blah blah blah.
>> You can't go and take a land with nobody's permission. Somebody definitely sold it to you.
>> I know.
>> Uhhuh.
>> I know. But I get it that someone has to sell to you to but it doesn't follow that chain that leaders blah blah blah.
>> No, no. I'm not talking about the political leaders. I'm talking about the traditional leaders.
>> Okay. the army and the chief and the landards and stuff. If you go buy land and tell you say the chief can sell it to you and then you go and check with commission and be like which land am I buying?
>> The thing is that you want it is the person buying. So it doesn't even they don't care. Look at the video you just showed to me. How can you go that that's a very nice building the the one in there where the man was saying show turn the camera show the >> watch the video. So where we are standing right now is part of the river.
Okay. This is part of but they have filled the whole place. If you look at this is the this is supposed to be the river bank. Look this is supposed to be the river bank. But they have filled the whole place. Look look at the plants. It shows you that the river ends here.
Okay. All this place is supposed to be the land that received the water from upstream before it goes into the sea.
You can see for yourself. And look at the structures they are putting in the water. Just show the water. Show the water. Show the This is This is This is the river. Okay. This is the river. They are building in the river.
You see all this place is supposed to be part of the river and they are building in the river. If you turn your cameras around, you will see that that is the river bank. Okay? But people have entered into the river and have filled the water and they are building on it.
How can we just make it to ourselves?
Okay. All this is cleaning. All this >> like how can you go and build there? The building is very Yes. I will say >> which mansion on that.
>> Oh, but look at where you are. The the area is dirty. Excuse me to say.
>> Oh, calm down. The way he's saying it, he said that's even the water body that leads into the sea. So right now that you've blocked the waterway, where should the water pass?
>> And then why was he planning to you know build on water he wants to do?
>> So maybe he buy jet ski and then he'll be like he wants a waterfront building.
See a lot of things are happening. If you go around the wa side there you see the wer side so there's wetlands there.
There's parts that they've even demarcated that when it rains when the dam falls >> will open it. You go there people are building there. People have even built already not be building there. You understand? See, and this brings the question that how do these people get comfortable there so that other people will even join them. You go to all the rounds sites, they have electricity, they have Ghana water. You can be staying at ei Ghana water side you know we get pipe but somebody with raza site Ghana water rich then give meter electricity in house then give me all this thing are government facilities that you should even checking those things >> yes if you somebody come and come tell you that with the one lights go here where you check on the map it's raza side YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET HEY >> IF IF the first few people went there and they don't have electricity. Do you think other people will feel comfortable and go there? Right now we are making we are cushioning them. You're making them comfortable that no matter what you build because this institution need money. They'll come and put pipe for you. They'll come and give you electricity and then >> you get comfortable.
>> So why won't I go and build there if I know I'll go there and I'll get to the government facilities to provide me what I need.
>> The corruption is too much. Bro, look at that. Bro, this is a good time to look for rent. This is a good time to look for place to >> if you don't get rent yet or you want change, this is the time you go and you go and see that. Look at that lady that or say she just rented newly newly apartment new apartment >> newly built >> and the whole place is bro halfway the couch has sunk cabinet is so everywhere she's just on this thing see hers is better I saw like just this video like this you can see the water is up to the roof level like all you can see is the zinc >> some there there some to like the guy is standing on you see there are some buildings But they will flow it.
>> So the top is concrete. You can go there. The guy is turning the concrete and you can see he was showing my house down the ch.
>> My goodness.
>> See this things there's nothing you can pick out. If you even your couch or something after the water ch where you know which type waterway you go past where go collect water put your couch inside or your bed >> circle the circle g everything someday inside >> the you know under the previous government. So the odona the odona river. M >> I think it connects to the sea >> and it's very filthy and choked.
>> And then that was where was supposed to >> like she she even brought the thing to parliament. They even gave a budget that we need this amount to go and clear the water.
>> All this points are choked. All these points are choked. So if it rain Yeah.
>> Mhm.
>> and this place is choked, how will the water go?
>> It won't move. And the rubbish problem you will see someone at I was >> bro the gutter was >> they used to it >> gutter was full to the >> wi you've carried rubbish on your head not that or on your head they coming to pour in the gutter what the hell >> people are disappointing >> so as the people are building and they are >> they they are filling the water bodies the wetlands and blocking the ramsa sides where the water is supposed to go to those who are choking it. See >> I think right now the president mama he have chosen his path. He's a developer.
He wants to do roads and build centers.
>> The next president should put on his mind that I am here only for sanitation.
I am here to make sure we clear all the choke gutters on our river. We make sure our water bodies from the north to the south it connects freely to the sea >> like this like that.
>> Build big. Yes. One president or one aspirants will just put on the mind this be what I come do >> cuz we really need it.
>> In your areas you see some people will come and they they'll be clearing their gutters.
>> You can see sun but when you clear the gutter the sun the rubbish they will put it right at the step of the gutter. If you rain where they >> it will it will wash it inside again.
>> Why is it that when you collect the sun you collect the rubbish? Move it away from the gutter. Let it be free. Let there be see let there be light. God said even Moses said P THE SEA. WHY CAN'T YOU just do the right thing when you I know it be you come it be your front you do finish move it from there are people saying in the comments that and say and and I'm like it's high time we moved from that sense we always preach here NC versus MP politics we don't do any floods every single year and people lose their lives we saw one one motorist >> oh >> the guy was oh Oh, it's no more politics. It's no more NDC MP because it's us.
>> It's we >> and then these people will be doing this. They finish and come and call on the government that the government should do something.
>> Women crying.
>> Yeah. Charie, let me know the area you are. If you have been affected with the flag, what they go on with you, you are you safe or you are not.
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