Tag Archives: FLOOD

On the evening of June 3, 2015, when torrential rains were devastating most parts of the capital city, Accra, another unforeseen disaster happened: a gas station at a central point in the city exploded. The Goil Filling Station at Circle in Accra was at the time serving as a shelter …

Three persons have been washed away by flood at Kwaprow a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region after heavy rains on Friday evening. The deceased include two old women and a Security Officer working with the University of Cape Coast. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed …

A heavy downpour on Monday, October 18, night has caused river Peme in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality to overflow its banks destroying proprieties at Pemeso, a community in the municipality. This has rendered some residents at Pemeso, homeless as some houses have collapsed completely. Most of the houses made …

Residents of Nyamekrom, a community in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region, are counting their losses after their homes and shops were flooded after a downpour on 20th October 2021. Property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis were destroyed as about 60 houses submerged, following a 3-hour rain. …

The Ghana Police Service has deployed National, Regional, Divisional and District Patrol teams to monitor the flood situation and assist individuals and communities within the Accra and Tema Metropolitan areas. A Public Notice issued by the Police Administration cautioned the general public to exercise caution when driving and to avoid …

Parts of Ghana’s capital Accra and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have flooded again following a brief downpour between Thursday night and Friday dawn. In Accra, areas such as Kaneshie First Light, Abbosey Okai and Adabraka Sahara are flooded. The situation has resulted in heavy vehicular traffic in different parts …

The Upper West regional coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Ahmed Mustapha has warned of a possible food shortage if the Ministry of Food and Agriculture fails to institute interventions immediately to deal with the effect of floods in the Upper East region. He revealed that some five …

• Nine people have been confirmed dead due to weather related incidents • NADMO has advised farmers not to farm along the white Volta • Steps are being put in place to curb the recurring flooding from the spillage of Bagre Dam and seasonal rains Nine people were confirmed dead …

Some areas in Accra have been flooded after a downpour on Thursday, September 2, 2021. The five-hour heavy rainfall has obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on the Shiashie – Legon stretch of the Legon-Madina Highway, Haatso stretch, UPSA, among other areas. Many commuters have been left stranded in traffic …

• The boys who have not been identified rushed to the rescue of the taxi driver who was being swept away • The taxi driver was saved in the nick of time after his vehicle got submerged in the devastating floods • There have been a number of flooding situations …