More than 7,700 households have been displaced and seven persons remain missing following Monday's devastating floods, the Minister for the Interior has disclosed, as he revealed that Ghana recorded its highest monthly rainfall on record in June 2026.
Delivering a statement in Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said the downpour inundated several communities across the capital, disrupting economic and social activities and affecting thousands of residents in 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.
According to him, a total of 25 communities were impacted by the flooding, with Ga East, Ledzokuku, Ayawaso Central, Ga Central, Ga West, Ablekuma North, Ningo-Prampram, Weija-Gbawe, Ga South, Adenta, Krowor, Okaikwei South, Okaikwei North, Tema West, Tema Metropolitan, La Dade-Kotopon, and Kpone-Katamanso among the hardest-hit assemblies.
Providing a breakdown of the figures, the Minister disclosed that Krowor recorded the highest displacement with 6,500 persons from 1,300 households, while Tema West recorded 3,450 displaced persons from 690 households with three fatalities. Tema Metropolitan Assembly recorded 3,601 displaced persons from 721 households, and Ayawaso Central registered 3,021 displaced persons from 605 households, one missing person and three deaths.
Ga East recorded 2,000 displaced persons from 400 households, with six people reported missing and five confirmed deaths, while Ledzokuku recorded 1,200 displaced persons from 240 households and one death. Weija-Gbawe recorded 2,500 displaced persons from 500 households, Ga South recorded 2,100 displaced persons from 420 households, and Adenta recorded 1,850 displaced persons from 370 households.
"When you put all these numbers together, we have a total of 7,761 households that were displaced with 38,802 individuals affected with seven persons still missing as of this morning," he disclosed.
The Minister also revealed that Ghana recorded its highest monthly rainfall on record in June 2026, with 593.2 millimetres recorded—the highest monthly total since rainfall data began being tracked in 1995. The intense downpour that triggered Monday's floods alone produced 169.2 millimetres of rainfall within a single day, making it the fourth-highest daily rainfall ever recorded.
"The closest was in 2002 and that was 420.6 millimetres and the other one was 2015, 380.3 millimetres," he added.
While acknowledging that human activities such as indiscriminate dumping of refuse into drains and construction on waterways contributed to the flooding, the Minister said the sheer volume of rainfall would still have overwhelmed drainage systems. "Naturally, it clearly shows that even if we had everything right, the kind of rains that we received in June would have necessarily created some overflow and created some problem for us," he said.
The latest figures come as emergency response agencies continue rescue, relief, and recovery operations across the Greater Accra Region, with President Mahama having directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund to finance urgent relief and mitigation efforts.
