Tag Archives: Flooding

Seven people have died and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding in South Korea. A third day of torrential rain has caused landslides, power cuts, and damage to infrastructure across the country. Early on Saturday, officials said that water had overtopped a dam in the …

The Chairman of the Works and Housing Committee of Parliament, Isaac Kwame Asiamah is asking the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to release funds to deal with perennial flooding in the country. This comes after the Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye appealed to Parliament to consider allocating portions of …

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has urged the public to pay close attention to weather forecasts.   Mr George Kwadwo Ayisi,  said the Organisation is taking steps to help minimize the effects of floods on citizens. Mr Ayisi who disclosed this in an interview with the Accra based Neat …

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has revealed that the government in collaboration with World Bank would be investing $200 million into a new project aimed at addressing the flood situation in Ghana. In a press release to mark the 7th anniversary of the June 3rd flood and …

Floodwaters have swept through the Kalariga community in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region displacing several families and destroying properties. Saturday dawn’s heavy downpour is said to have filled the main drain in the area, thus, overflowed entering homes when families were asleep. The residents waded at waist level …