Speaker urges MPs to lead National General Cleaning Days in flood-affected regions
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to take an...
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Encroachment reduces Tesa Dam’s flood mitigation capacity, task force warns
Accra’s perennial flooding problem has once again taken centre stage as the Flood Mitigation Task Force releases a damning report...
The President declares July 10 and 11 as National General Cleaning Days in flood-hit regions
President John Dramani Mahama has declared Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026, as National General Cleaning Days in...
Two bodies recovered from floodwaters at Adakope
Two bodies have been recovered from floodwaters at Adakope in the Weija area as search and rescue operations continue following...
Asenso-Boakye calls flooding a national failure
Former Minister for Works and Housing Francis Asenso-Boakye has described Ghana's recurring flooding as a national failure rather than a...
A teenage girl’s body was retrieved from a submerged vehicle after the Accra floods
The body of a teenage girl has been retrieved from a vehicle submerged in floodwaters at Alajo following the recent...
President Mahama hosts Sierra Leone’s President Bio amid flood crisis
President John Dramani Mahama has hosted Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio on a one-day state visit to Accra, where...
20-month-old killed in deadly Cape Coast Tantri landslide
A 20-month-old child has died, and three women sustained serious injuries after a landslide triggered by torrential rains struck the...
Heavy rainfall floods parts of KNUST, disrupts movement
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding across parts of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), disrupting movement and...
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to reintroduce enhanced Samansaman system from July 1
The Management of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced the reintroduction of its Enhanced Samansaman System as part of...
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