The Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has given a detailed update on the damage from Monday’s intense rainfall in the Greater Accra Region, stating that over 7,700 households were forced out of their homes while seven individuals are still unaccounted for.
Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Minister said the rains submerged multiple areas in the capital, halting business and daily life and impacting thousands of people across 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
He noted that 25 communities felt the impact, 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 listed among the worst-affected districts.
Breaking down the figures, Mr Muntaka said Ga East had 2,000 people displaced from 400 households, with six people missing and five deaths confirmed. Ledzokuku reported 1,200 displaced people from 240 households and one fatality, while Ayawaso Central recorded 3,021 displaced people from 605 households, one missing person and three deaths. He added that Ga Central recorded 1,811 displaced people from 363 households and Ga West had 2,300 displaced people from 460 households, with no deaths or missing persons reported in either district.
The Minister also stated that Ablekuma North had 651 displaced people from 131 households, Weija-Gbawe 2,500 displaced people from 500 households, Ga South 2,100 displaced people from 420 households, Adenta 1,850 displaced people from 370 households, Krowor 6,500 displaced people from 1,300 households, Okaikwei South 701 displaced people from 141 households and Okaikwei North 2,620 displaced people from 524 households.
In Tema West, 3,450 people from 690 households were displaced, with three deaths recorded, while Tema Metropolitan Assembly recorded 3,601 displaced people from 721 households.
La Dade-Kotopon recorded 2,020 displaced people from 404 households, and Kpone-Katamanso recorded 1,100 displaced people from 220 households with no fatalities. “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,” he disclosed.
The updated figures come as emergency response teams press ahead with rescue, relief and recovery work in flooded communities across the Greater Accra Region.
