Overall Green Flood
in Ghana

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102081
Death: 8
Displaced: 3000
Countries: Ghana
From - To 11 Jun - 23 Jun

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Ghana - Floods (ECHO 26 Jun 2023)Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:27

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern Ghana, in particular Western, Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions since 21 June, causing floods and rivers overflow that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Media report, as of 26 June, eight fatalities, of which four in the Ashanti Region, three across the Western Region and one more in the Greater Accra Region. In addition, media report more than 50 damaged houses, a number of isolated Municipalities and several blocked roads throughout the three aforementioned regions.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is forecast over most of the country, except over southern regions.
Ghana, Late June 2023Flooding affected parts of Greater Accra and Western and Ashanti Regions of Ghana in late June 2023.Sun 25 Jun 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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