Ghana – Floods in Accra and Western Region
Severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain affected parts of Ghana from 30 May, 2019 including the capital Accra and parts of Western Region. This is the fourth flood…
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Ghana – Flash Flooding Hits Ashanti Region
Local media in Ghana are reporting that at least one person has died after flash flooding in Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti region, southern Ghana. Flooding struck in Obuasi after…
Ghana – Deadly Floods Strike Accra Again
The second spate of flash flooding in a week has left at least 7 dead in Accra, capital city of Ghana. Around 12 people have now died in floods in…
Ghana – Hundreds Displaced After Floods Hit South
Heavy rain over the last few days has caused flooding and destruction in parts of Ghana, including the capital Accra. Local media said that the country’s National Disaster Management Organisation…
Ghana Tackles Floods, Waste and Pollution With Accra Resilience Plan
DAKAR, March 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ghana plans to replace its polluting “trotro” buses and formalise waste collection in slums as part of a new plan to help its…
Ghana Must Move From Coping With Floods to Adapting for Them
Ghana has a serious flood problem. Over about 50 years, 4 million people have been affected by floods, resulting in economic damage exceeding USD$780 million. At least one major flood…
Ghana – Dozens Killed by Flooding in Northern Regions
Long-term heavy rainfall combined with water releases from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso, have caused severe flooding in northern Ghana over the past few weeks. Ghana’s National Disaster Management…
Côte d’Ivoire – Deadly Floods in Aboisso Department
Flooding in south eastern Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has left at least 2 people dead. Flooding first struck areas of Aboisso department on 13 July, 2018. Further flooding was reported…
Ghana – Deadly Floods Hit Kumasi
Five people have been confirmed dead and one missing following a heavy rain that caused flooding in some parts of Kumasi in Ghana. Heavy rain began during the evening of…
Ghana – Devastating Floods Hit Accra Again
Devastating floods have hit areas around Accra, the capital city of Ghana, after heavy rainfall from 18 June, 2018. The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, toured of some…
Ghana – 2 Dead After Floods in Eastern Region
Local media are reporting that 2 people have died in floods in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The floods were caused by a short period of heavy rain on Sunday…
West Africa – Deadly Floods in Mali and Burkina Faso
(Updated 23 August to include Senegal) Heavy rainfall over the last few weeks has affected several countries in western Africa, including Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Nigeria. At least…
NASA’s New Mission: Improving Food Security in West Africa
A drive by NASA to stream climate data to West African nations using its earth-observing satellites could boost crop production in a region hit hard by climate change, experts say.…
Nigeria – Thousands Left Homeless After Floods in Ebonyi
A storm lasting several hours brought heavy rain and flooding to Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria on Sunday 12 June, 2016. Local media say that the Iyi-Udele River that runs at…
Ghana – Deadly Floods Hit Central Region
The heavy rain has continued to fall in parts of Ghana, and more flooding has been reported, this time in Central Region. Local media report that at least 5 people…
Ghana – Accra Floods Again, 1 Missing After 6 Hours of Torrential Rain
Wide areas of Accra, Ghana, are under water after a period of heavy rain that began 09 June 2016. Residents of the city are fearing a repeat of last year’s…
