Accra floods: 38,809 people displaced, seven missing — Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has provided a comprehensive account of the destruction caused by Monday’s heavy rains in the Greater Accra Region, revealing that more than 7,700 households were displaced while seven people remain missing.

Delivering a statement in Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Minister said the downpour inundated several communities across the capital, disrupting economic and social activities and affecting thousands of residents in 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).

According to him, a total of 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.