The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned that Accra faces heightened flood risk in June, with rainfall projected between 100 and 150 millimetres across the coastal zone. The agency's Deputy Director attributes worsening flood vulnerability to reduced rainwater drainage capacity due to human activities, urbanization, and loss of natural flood retention areas.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's crisis responses have been reactive rather than proactive, and calls for a National Risk Management Policy as an urgent governance reform to anticipate and mitigate risks before they become national emergencies.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's Meteorological Agency projects 100–150 millimetres of rainfall across the Coastal Zone in June, heightening flood risk in Accra where reduced drainage capacity and development on natural water-retention areas mean just 30 millimetres of rain can now flood parts of the city.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Meteorological Agency warns that Accra faces heightened flood risk in June, with rainfall projected between 100 and 150 millimetres across the Coastal Zone. The agency attributes worsening flood vulnerability to reduced rainwater absorption and drainage capacity due to human activities and urban development on natural water retention areas.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Two people, reportedly an adult and a child, are feared to have been swept away by floodwaters at Nurses Quarters Junction after attempting to cross the flooded Kasoa–Domeabra road following an overflow of River Agyei in the Ga South Municipality. The child was reportedly being carried across when both were overpowered by strong currents.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Two people, including a child, are feared swept away by floodwaters at Nurses Quarters Junction after attempting to cross the Kasoa–Domeabra road following overflow of River Agyei in the Ga South Municipality. The child was being carried across the flooded section when both were overpowered by strong currents.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →