A video has surfaced on social media showing the moment some young men rescued a woman trapped in her car by floodwaters during the June 29 devastating flooding.
In the viral video shared on X, a group of young men were captured rescuing a woman who was trapped in her vehicle in the middle of a pool of floodwater.
The video showed the men, about six in number, swimming through the water to the woman’s vehicle.
They later opened the door of the vehicle, which was already filled with floodwater.
The men then managed to take her out of her vehicle, with two of the men carrying her to safety, while the others tried to salvage some of the items from her vehicle.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the viral video stated, “The people they see as uneducated, uncivilised, and poor are the same people risking their lives to save them.
No matter what, show respect to everyone”.
A netizen added, “Say what you want about ‘area boys,’ but when crisis hits Accra, they are consistently our bravest, fastest first responders! While structural drainage issues are failing us and official emergency services are stuck in traffic, these guys didn’t think twice about risking their lives in that brown torrent to pull a complete stranger out of a sinking car. Give them their flowers today. Total heroes!”
A netizen added, “You see how there are no feminists here talking shit about men.
They’re all quietly ready to talk down on men when it pleases them.
Only men will do this. I can guarantee there are no random women who will jump into such flood to save a stranger”.
Meanwhile, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has provided a thorough account of the destruction caused by heavy rains on June 29 in Ghana’s capital Accra.
According to the Interior Minister, more than 7,700 households were displaced with 38,802 people affected while seven persons are still missing.
The minister disclosed that the downpour inundated several communities with thousands of residents in 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Interior Minister according to reports detailed, that” 25 communities were impacted by the flooding, with Ga East, Ledzokuku, Ayawaso Central, Ga Central, Ga West, Ablekuma North, Ningo-Prampram, Weija-Gbawe, Ga South, Adenta, Krowor, Okaikwei South, Okaikwei North, Tema West, Tema Metropolitan, La Dade-Kotopon and Kpone-Katamanso among the hardest-hit assemblies.
Providing a breakdown of the figures, Muntaka disclosed that Ga East recorded 2,000 displaced persons from 400 households, with six people reported missing and five confirmed deaths.
Ledzokuku recorded 1,200 displaced persons from 240 households and one death, while Ayawaso Central registered 3,021 displaced persons from 605 households, one missing person and three deaths.
He added that Ga Central recorded 1,811 displaced persons from 363 households, while Ga West had 2,300 displaced persons from 460 households, with neither assembly recording any deaths or missing persons.
The Minister further revealed that Ablekuma North recorded 651 displaced persons from 131 households, Weija-Gbawe 2,500 displaced persons from 500 households, Ga South 2,100 displaced persons from 420 households, Adenta 1,850 displaced persons from 370 households, Krowor 6,500 displaced persons from 1,300 households, Okaikwei South 701 displaced persons from 141 households, and Okaikwei North 2,620 displaced persons from 524 households.
In Tema West, 3,450 people from 690 households were displaced, with three fatalities recorded, while Tema Metropolitan Assembly recorded 3,601 displaced persons from 721 households. La Dade-Kotopon recorded 2,020 displaced persons from 404 households, and Kpone-Katamanso recorded 1,100 displaced persons from 220 households without any deaths”.
He added, “When you put all these numbers together, we have a total of 7,761 households that were displaced with 38,802 individuals affected with seven persons still missing as of this morning”.
Watch the video below:
Watch the moment “area boys” rushed in to rescue a woman trapped in her car after floodwaters submerged the vehicle today. pic.twitter.com/VB9PhQd5Pi
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