Tag Archives: FLOOD

Two people are receiving treatment at the Kasoa Polyclinic after their homes got flooded during yesterday’s heavy downpour. The rains, which lasted over five hours also washed away two cars at Kasoa Anor Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. In an interview with Adom News, …

An incessant rainstorm that pelted down last night has killed five among eleven believers who were praying in a cave located in Nyamagabe District, southwestern Rwanda. By the time of publication, three bodies had been found while local police and authorities searched for the rest. The victims had not yet …

At least six people have been killed and nearly 50 are missing in mudslides caused by heavy rains across eastern Uganda’s Mount Elgon region, disaster relief officials have said. Dozens of homes and farms have also been destroyed during the downpour in the last two days. The government has been …

It is estimated that the economy loses over US$100million annually as a result of flooding. According to Acreaty Ghana Limited, a legal and human resource management firm, the losses are calculated taking into consideration loss of lives, loss of man-hours and damage to property, among others. “Can you envisage the …

Frequent floods are posing serious threats to the lives of residents of Kenyase, near Kumasi. A bridge linking Kenyase with Mamponteng and other towns always submerges whenever it rains, thereby, creating inconveniences for residents of the area. Recently, the bridge submerged after a river overflowed its banks, causing severe discomfort …

The death toll in the torrential rain disaster in the Upper East Region has risen to 29. So far, 1,384 earthen houses have been totally flattened by the rains and associated floods. Some 2,658 others have also suffered serious damage from the torrents. Also, 19 people are confirmed to have …

Heavy and consistent rains in the Upper East region have flooded and uprooted dead bodies in cemeteries in the area. According to reports, several caskets were lifted out of the ground and headstones displaced due to torrential rainstorms in the area. Upper East Regional National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Director, …

At least 27 people have been confirmed dead after days of flooding in the Upper East region. “Per the reports we have as at now, 27 deaths have been recorded, 19 injured and a little over 1000 people have been displaced as a result of the rains,” the Upper East …

Scores of people have been confirmed dead after four days of flooding in the Upper East region. Dozens more have also been injured in the floods. According to A1 radio’s Samuel Mbura, the areas affected include Kasina Nankana East and South, Builsa South, Bawku, Garu Timpane among others. He added …

The body of a 30-year-old man was found Saturday at Esereso-Adagya in the Ashanti region after a solo attempt to cross floodwaters proved fatal. The unidentified man left the company of stranded passengers in a bus that got stuck while crossing a faulty bridge in floodwaters on Friday. His passing …