The rains are coming down in full force and already Accra is flooded, leading to the loss of life and property that accompanies this phenomenon every single year.

As usual the problems come, authorities go around paying lip service, and then everyone goes back to normal when the rains recede. Nothing is ever done to fix the underlying structural problems.

The heavy rains have only been around for a few weeks and already people are dying. A myjoyonline report indicates a 20 year old student died in the floods in Dansoman yesterday.

The deceased, a 20 year old student of the government secretariat who was rushing to write exams, when she fell into an overflowing gutter. She was fished out and sent to Hospital, but died later.

Prior to that, a 9 year old girl also drowned around Dansoman, according to this Starrfmonline report.

Other sections of the city are already over flooded, carrying away properties and making commuting very difficult for people.

Just like dumsor, another avoidable situation leading to unnecessary deaths of citizens, yet nothing is being done to tackle it. It’s really appalling the kind of leadership we have to deal with in this country.

And Oko Vanderpuye is the best mayor in Africa; I’m trying to think if maybe that award was ironic.