At least 39 people died and 91,989 others were affected by the devastating floods that hit parts of Ghana on June 29, 2026, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has disclosed.
The Minister gave the figures on Monday, August 24, 2026, during the Government Accountability Series, where he presented an account of the Interior Ministry’s activities and emergency response efforts from January 2025 to July 2026.
According to him, the disaster affected 18,398 households across 77 districts in several regions.
One person, including a four-month-old baby in the Greater Accra Region, remained missing following the disaster.
Greater Accra recorded the highest number of affected persons, with 56,022 people impacted across 27 districts.
The Central Region recorded 21,882 affected persons across 16 districts and suffered the highest regional toll with 18 deaths.
In the Volta Region, seven districts were affected, with 9,466 people impacted and four deaths recorded.
The Western North Region recorded 937 affected persons across six districts without any reported death, while two districts in the Western Region recorded 2,031 affected persons.
The Eastern Region recorded 190 affected persons in one district, while 16 districts in the Ashanti Region recorded 1,461 affected persons without any death.
Mr Muntaka commended the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the police, fire service and other security agencies for their response to the disaster.
He said NADMO attended to 912 emergencies and responded to more than 713,268 disaster victims across the country during the period under review.
The organisation also conducted 30,230 field assessments alongside public education activities.
The Minister further acknowledged support from private organisations and international partners who contributed relief items and resources to affected communities.
He singled out the United Arab Emirates for special mention, saying the country provided $1 million in support and purchased relief items locally in Ghana, including gari, water, rice and cooking oil.
The World Health Organisation also provided medicines, which were handed over to the Ghana Health Service for distribution and administration.
Mr Muntaka said the response to the floods demonstrated the importance of coordinated action between government agencies, security services, private organisations and international partners in managing disasters.
The figures, he said, formed part of the Ministry of the Interior’s broader accountability on its performance and interventions from January 2025 to July 2026.
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