Overview
- A single-day downpour on Monday, June 29 dumped about 140 millimetres of rain on Accra and set off floods and landslides that submerged neighbourhoods and cut access to roads.
- Ghana’s National Fire Service has confirmed at least 12 deaths and rescued roughly 400–500 people, while Ivory Coast officials say about 59 people have died in this rainy season with dozens killed in Abidjan.
- Ghana’s government released 300 million cedis for relief and ordered the deployment of the armed forces and police to support the National Disaster Management Organisation in search-and-rescue and relief work.
- Officials and meteorological services point to unusually intense rainfall driven by changing climate patterns plus chronic urban faults — poor drainage, unauthorised building on waterways, and dense informal settlements — as key reasons for the scale of the disaster.
- Search-and-recovery operations and evacuations are continuing, authorities warn more heavy rain is likely this week, and officials say casualty and damage counts may rise as teams reach cut-off areas and verify reports.