Tag Archives: FLOOD

Five persons died and seven got injured in recent floods in the Upper Region, preliminary data from the Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has shown. According to the report, dated September 16, three of the deaths occurred in the Binduri District, while one each occurred in …

Volta River Authority (VRA) through NEDCO has also sent some relief items to the flood victims in the upper East Region.     The items which includes Bags of rice,oil,tins of milk, Milo among other items were presented by Mr. Osman Ayuba, Managing Director of NEDCO on behalf of the …

The Chief Executive of Volta River Authority (VRA) Engineer Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa has dispatched a Team of Engineers to work with the NADMO officials in the Upper East and the North East Regions respectively to support with management of the flood in the area.   The VRA Team of Engineers …

One more person has been confirmed dead in the flood that has hit the four regions up north of Ghana following the spilling of water from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso attended by days of rainfall. The deceased named Warisu Azumdo who’s thought to be about 17 years got …

Some students in the Kpalba circuit in the Saboba District of the Northern Region fear being unable to sit for the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) due to the flooding issue in the area. According to the BECE candidates, centres where they are supposed to write …

Torrential rains over the past week in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region have destroyed several farm lands at Yarigu, cutting off link roads to other nearby communities. Apart from the damage caused to food crops like maize, rice, beans, okra, and groundnuts, the rains washed off …

    Five people were said to be in a Toyota car with registration number LRN-978FE when the accident occurred. Ilorin, June 14, 2020 (NAN) Three persons of the same family lost their lives on Sunday when the car they were traveling in plunged into a river following the sudden …

THE PERENNIAL floods that cause havoc for most of the residents of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region look likely to stop this year. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has announced that most of the bridges in the flood-prone areas in Kumasi will be fixed and big drains desilted, because …

Some drivers who were en route to Accra from Kasoa experienced an unexpected flash flood after Saturday evening’s heavy downpour which blocked one section of the road. In a video sent to GhanaWeb by a motorist, some vehicles are seen struggling to use the road as they are almost submerged …

A late Thursday afternoon rainstorm plunged a commercial vehicle into a drain in Ho. The flood also brought tree logs onto the road causing vehicular traffic for hours at the Amegashie Bridge, near the Ho Central market. The vehicle, with four occupants from Hohoe was washed off the bridge by …