Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, revealed that recent floods across the country have taken 29 lives, with six people still unaccounted for.
Addressing Parliament’s Public Assurance Committee, Mubarak said the fatalities occurred in separate flood disasters in Greater Accra, the Central, and Volta regions.
He noted that the Central Region experienced one of the most severe incidents a week before the June 29 floods in Accra, causing significant loss of life and destruction of property.
“As per our records, if you recall, the Central Region experienced its most devastating disaster a week before June 29, resulting in the loss of 18 lives and the collapse of about 58 houses,” he stated.
The Interior Minister also mentioned that the June 29 floods in Accra claimed 12 lives, with several other individuals initially reported missing.
“For the June 29 incident in Accra, the records we have show that 12 people lost their lives and seven were missing.
“I was told yesterday that a body was found, so if that person is confirmed dead, it brings the death toll to 13 and reduces the number of missing persons to six,” he stated.
Mr. Mubarak reported that four people had died in the Volta Region due to flooding, raising the national death toll to 29.
Government agencies swiftly activated emergency measures, including the setup of temporary shelters for displaced residents.
However, Mr. Mubarak noted that despite these shelters, many affected individuals chose to stay within their communities.
“People didn’t want to go to the shelters,” he explained. “They preferred relief items to stay in their homes.”
The Ministry of Gender identified three shelters with a combined capacity of about 200 people, along with an additional facility at Ashaiman that could house up to 1,000.
Arrangements were also made to provide extra mattresses and repurpose public offices as temporary accommodations if necessary.
Mr. Mubarak further revealed that the National Security Secretariat had prepared a facility to accommodate around 300 displaced individuals as part of the government’s emergency response.
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