The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak has told Parliament that June 2026 has recorded the highest monthly rainfall in Ghana's history, with the downpours claiming lives and displacing nearly 39,000 people across the Greater Accra Region.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday [June 30, 2026], Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the government has deployed military engineers to support flood response efforts and approved the release of money from the contingency fund for relief and flood control measures.
Record rainfall
He said data from the Ghana Meteorological Agency showed Ghana has received 593.2 millimetres of rainfall in June this year [2026].
He said the figure surpassed the previous record of 420.6 millimetres set in 2002 and the 380.3 millimetres recorded in 2015.
He added that the rainfall recorded on Monday, June 29, 2026, measured 169.2 millimetres, making it the fourth-highest daily rainfall recorded since 1995.
Flood impact
The minister said 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region, including Ga East, Ledzokuku, Ayawaso Central, Korle Klottey, Tema West and Tema Metropolitan, were affected by Monday's rains.
According to him, the floods displaced 7,761 households, affecting 38,802 people.
He said 12 deaths had been confirmed, while seven people were still missing as of Tuesday morning.
Other regions
Mr Muntaka said 18 people had also died in the Central Region over the past two weeks after 58 houses collapsed in districts including Cape Coast Metropolitan, Agona East and Asin North.
He explained that many of the affected buildings were old mud or brick structures, some more than 100 years old.
He added that flooding had disrupted activities in more than 60 communities in the Volta Region, although the situation was not life-threatening.
He also said more than 1,200 people had been displaced in Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region.
GH¢300million or 350million
Even though the spokesperson for the Presidency had announced in a press statement that President Mahama had directed immediate release of GH¢300million for flood relief and mitigation, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak told Parliament on Tuesday that the money President Mahama has authorised for release was 350 million from the contingency fund
He explained that 200 million would be used to provide relief items for more than 10,000 affected households along the coast, while the remaining 150 million would finance flood control works in coastal communities.
However, in the statement issued by the Spokesperson for the Presidency and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye stated President Mahama had authorised that the GH¢300million should be split evenly between immediate humanitarian support and long-term solutions. GH¢150 million will be spent on urgent relief efforts for flood-affected persons and communities, while the remaining GH¢150 million will be directed towards flood mitigation measures aimed at reducing future incidents.
The Interior Minister addressing Parliament said the government had begun deploying the Ghana Armed Forces' 48 Engineers Regiment to undertake clearance works.
According to him, the arrangement would avoid lengthy procurement procedures and speed up emergency works. He said the Acting Defence Minister had approved the use of the regiment's personnel and equipment.
