The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that 34 people have died nationwide following the devastating floods that swept across parts of Ghana on Monday, June 29.
Of the total fatalities, 12 were recorded in the Greater Accra Region, while the remaining 22 deaths occurred in other flood-affected parts of the country.
Speaking in an interview on TV3 on Thursday, July 2, NADMO’s Director of Inspectorate, Richard Amo Yartey, said the death toll could increase as officials continue to reconcile reports of missing persons with recovered bodies.
“The death toll in Accra is 12, while the nationwide figure is 34, but it could go up. If we complete the matching process and realise that some of the people reported missing have been found dead, then the death toll will increase and the number of missing persons will reduce,” he said.
Mr. Amo Yartey noted that NADMO personnel remain on the ground in affected communities, conducting search and recovery operations while providing assistance to victims of the disaster.
He added that the organisation has intensified the distribution of relief items to displaced persons across the country.
“As I speak to you now, the warehouse is busy moving supplies to the distressed. Relief is being sent across the country, and we are going to send assistance everywhere,” he stated.
According to NADMO, the floods have affected seven regions and displaced a total of 89,736 people.
The Greater Accra Region recorded the highest number of displaced persons, with 54,712 people forced from their homes. The Central Region followed with 21,882 displaced persons.
The Volta Region recorded 8,534 displaced persons, while the Western Region registered 2,020. In the Ashanti Region, 1,461 people were displaced, followed by 937 in the Western North Region.
The Eastern Region recorded the lowest number of displaced persons, with 190 people affected in the Abuakwa South Municipality.
NADMO says its emergency response teams remain deployed across the affected regions as search, recovery and relief operations continue.
