A heavy downpour witnessed in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STMA) has wreaked havoc to school properties, homes and stores. The over two hour rains, affected areas such as the Central Business District (CBD) in Takoradi, Essikafo-Ambantem No. 1 and 2 and Mankessim White House area. The rest are: Adakope, Kokompe, Effiakuma New-Site, Takoradi Airport road, Ekuase near Sekondi, Anaji and other low lying areas. The rains, which lasted a little over two hours blocked a lot of asphalted roads in the Metropolis as trees along some of the roads fell on the roads making them inaccessible to both private and commercial drivers. Residents in some of these areas including, school children, shoppers, hawkers and traders had it difficult to access the roads or move from one point to the other, while drivers who tried to drive through struggled to identify the right lanes.