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Ghana Records Highest Monthly Rainfall; Floods Displace Thousands

From Daily Graphic · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ghana recorded its highest monthly rainfall in June 2026, leading to devastating floods that displaced over 7,700 households and left seven people missing.
  • The floods impacted 25 communities across 18 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, disrupting economic and social activities.
  • The Minister for the Interior acknowledged that while human activities like indiscriminate dumping contributed, the sheer volume of rainfall would have overwhelmed drainage systems regardless.

Ghana has experienced its most severe flooding on record, with June 2026 registering the highest monthly rainfall since data tracking began in 1995. The devastating downpours have displaced more than 7,700 households and left seven individuals missing, according to the Minister for the Interior.

Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak stated in Parliament that the floods inundated numerous communities, affecting thousands of residents across 18 different assemblies. Ga East, Ledzokuku, and Ayawaso Central were among the hardest-hit areas, with Krowor assembly alone reporting 1,300 displaced households.

Detailed figures revealed significant displacement and loss of life in several areas. Tema West recorded 690 displaced households and three fatalities, while Ayawaso Central registered 605 displaced households, one missing person, and three deaths. Ga East reported 400 displaced households, five confirmed deaths, and six missing persons.

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.

— Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Minister for the InteriorThe Minister provided a comprehensive breakdown of the displacement and missing persons figures resulting from the floods.

In total, 38,802 individuals were affected, with 7,761 households displaced and seven persons still unaccounted for. The intense rainfall on a single day during June produced 169.2 millimeters of rain, marking it as the fourth-highest daily rainfall ever recorded in Ghana.

The Minister acknowledged that human activities, such as improper waste disposal into drains and construction on waterways, exacerbated the flooding. However, he emphasized that the unprecedented volume of rain would have caused significant overflow and problems even with adequate infrastructure. Emergency response agencies are continuing rescue and relief operations across the Greater Accra Region.

Naturally, it clearly shows that even if we had everything right, the kind of rains that we received in June would have necessarily created some overflow and created some problem for us.

— Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Minister for the InteriorThe Minister acknowledged the role of human activities but stressed that the extreme rainfall volume was a primary cause of the flooding.
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Originally published by Daily Graphic in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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