Heavy rains collapse Circuit Court ceiling

The heavy rains on Tuesday have left the Accra Circuit Court 8 in tatters after its ceiling caved into the courtroom.

The collapse caused significant damage at the time the court was not in session, with electrical cables visibly exposed and debris scattered around.

Information gathered indicates that the incident occurred in one of the two-storey building facilities that was recently renovated.

Heavy rainfalls continue to wreak havoc across the country.

In a similar situation, a rainstorm destroyed the roofing of the technical block of Jacobu Senior High Technical School in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region.

The boys’ dormitory of the school was also affected, displacing hundreds of students in the process.

Meanwhile, the District Chief Executive for Amansie Central, Michael Donkor, has described the situation as worrying.

He assured the affected victims, particularly the school, of the assembly’s support.

Also, one person died, and over 100 homes were destroyed by a rainstorm in Yepala, a farming community in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region, on April 4.

The deceased, identified as Baba and believed to be in his 80s, was killed when his house collapsed on him during the storm.

Information gathered indicated that the heavy rainstorm impacted several government institutions, including schools and clinics in the community.

The storm also destroyed the chief’s palace.

On March 2, 2024, an almost two-hour downpour ripped off the roof of about seven classrooms and soaked learning materials in the Ejisu Senior High and Technical School in the Ashanti Region.

The Ejisu Krapa Basic School and Ejisu Experimental Basic Schools were also not spared.

Again, on March 21, 2024, a rainstorm ripped off the roof of the Oti Boateng Senior High School’s girl’s dormitory at Koforidua in the Eastern region, displacing over 200 students and soaking up learning materials.

When the students were going to take their supper, they realized that a heavy storm followed the rains, sending roofing sheets flying all over the campus and even to the roads and nearby houses.

Upon further investigation, the students realized that the roofs of the girls’ dormitory had come off, resulting in the total flooding of the dormitory, thereby destroying books, other learning materials, beds, and other personal valuables of the students.