Tag Archives: FLOOD

Kumasi floods: Death toll rises to seven

  The death toll in the Ashanti Region as a result of the recent floods has now reached seven. This was revealed to host of 3FM’s Sunrise show Alfred Ocansey by the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). “Seven people have died so far,” said the Ashanti Region NADMO Coordinator, Kwabena …

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Kumasi floods: Minister orders demolition of buildings in water ways

The Minister in charge of Works and Housing, Hon Francis Asenso Boakye on Monday, June 28, 2021, ordered the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Ashanti Region to pull down all structures in waterways. His call follows the recent flooding in some parts of Kumasi that claimed seven lives. …

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Body of toddler swept away in Kumasi flooding found

• Mohammed Awal was washed away by floodwater following hours of rainfall in Kumasi on Tuesday • The rains left several parts of the Regional capital flooded on Tuesaday • The dead body of the two-year-old has reportedly been found The body of a two-year-old who was carried away by …

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Commuters stranded as parts of Accra get flooded after heavy downpour

Parts of Accra have been flooded following a heavy downpour, Thursday. The over one hour downpour has displaced sellers, residents and commuters around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange and adjoining communities. Many residents were left scooping water from their compounds with commuters being stranded in traffic. Vehicular traffic has also …

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4-year-old boy washed away by floods at Ahwiaa

A four-year-old boy, was on Tuesday evening washed away by running water from a gutter at Ahwiaa, a community in the Kwabre East Municipality. Brave Odoom, aka ‘Bishop’, was said to have fallen into the gutter, which was flooded after a downpour, when he and his siblings were returning from …

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Floods loom as GWCL spill excess water from Weija Dam

Residents in parts of the Ga South Municipality would be expecting more floods as the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) starts to spill excess water from the Weija Dam in the Ga South Municipality. This is due to the downpour in the catchment area of the Densu River basin, according …

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Flooding hits six million people in East Africa

The number of people hit by seasonal flooding in East Africa has increased more than five fold in four years, according to UN figures. Nearly six million people have been affected this year with 1.5 million of them forced from their homes. Parts of the region are recording the heaviest …

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Flooding kills 41 in northern Nigeria

At least 41 people have died due to flooding in northern Nigeria, and more than 10,000 have been forced from their homes. The head of the emergency agency in Jigawa state, Yusuf Sani Babura, told the BBC’s Chris Ewokor that many families whose houses were destroyed are now staying in …

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Floods kill 7-year-old boy at Asokwa

A 7-year-old boy, Atta Prosper, has been washed away by floods at Asokwa in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. This follows a heavy downpour on Thursday, 24 September 2020 around 5.30 pm. The rains and accompanying storm ripped off the roofs of buildings in the area. It also displaced some …

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Floods kill boy, 7

A 7-year-old boy, Atta Prosper, has been washed away by floods at Asokwa in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. This follows a heavy downpour on Thursday, 24 September 2020 around 5.30 pm. The rains and accompanying storm ripped off the roofs of buildings in the area. It also displaced some …

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