Parliament received a formal update from Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak regarding the catastrophic floods that ravaged parts of the Greater Accra Region and neighboring areas on Monday.
The disaster impact assessment indicates that 7,761 households have been severely impacted, with 12 fatalities confirmed and seven individuals still unaccounted for.
Addressing the House on Tuesday, June 30, the Interior Minister highlighted that 3,882 individuals bore the direct brunt of the deluge.
Emergency services are still actively engaged in search, rescue, and recovery missions across the most devastated neighborhoods.
“As of this morning, seven persons are still missing. I have been at the Finance Committee for the past three hours, and I do not know whether many more have been found, but as of this morning, it is still seven, and 12 people are dead,” he told Parliament.
While extending the government’s deepest sympathies to the grieving families, Mr. Mohammed-Mubarak promised lawmakers that urgent humanitarian aid was being dispatched to the stricken localities.
He noted that a coordinated task force—comprising the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Armed Forces, the police, the fire service, and other emergency units—is currently deployed to rescue stranded citizens, evaluate structural damages, and distribute relief materials to displaced families.
Furthermore, the state is organizing immediate interventions while formulating sustainable, long-term strategies to curb the capital’s perennial flooding menace.
The torrential downpour caused severe disruption across several hard-hit enclaves, including Alajo, Adabraka, Circle, Kaneshie, Weija, Tse Addo, Ofankor, Pantang, Ashongman Estates, and sections of the Tema Metropolis. The resulting deluge submerged residential properties and commercial hubs, trapped hundreds of drivers, crippled transport networks, compromised public infrastructure, and forced numerous residents to abandon their homes.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
