Interior Minister: Accra Floods Recorded 4th Highest Rainfall Since 1995

The flooding that submerged parts of Accra this week was triggered by 169 millimetres of rain in a single day, the fourth highest volume recorded since 1995, Interior Minister Hon. Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has told Parliament.

Addressing the House, the Minister said the *Ghana Meteorological Agency [GMA]* had flagged heavier rains for June and July and was issuing updates every six hours.

“Mr. Speaker, what I can say is that indeed the Ghana Meteorological Agency did flag that we were expecting more rains in June, July, and that they were giving us information as at every six hours as to what to expect,” Hon. Muntaka stated.

According to the Minister, the full scale of the downpour only became clear *around midnight of the day before the floods*. By morning, Accra had recorded 169mm of rainfall.

“By the time we got to the morning we saw a volume that is the fourth highest that this country has ever seen since nineteen ninety-five,” he said.

Hon. Muntaka told MPs the rains *“largely affected almost all of Accra”* and brought movement to a halt. He cited surveillance footage showing flooded roads and residents unable to access the *Central Business District*.

“The surveillance videos showed that several areas in Accra were flooded, and many people could not get into the Central Business District,” the Minister told the House.