The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has revealed that Ghana experienced its highest monthly rainfall on record in June 2026, which contributed significantly to the devastating floods that hit parts of the Greater Accra Region.
Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Minister disclosed that the country recorded a total of 593.2 millimetres of rainfall for the month, the highest since records began in 1995.
According to him, Monday’s heavy downpour alone brought 169.2 millimetres of rain in a single day, making it the fourth-highest daily rainfall ever recorded in the country.
“The closest was in 2002, and that was 420.6 millimetres, and the other one was in 2015 380.3 millimeters,” he added.
While acknowledging that human factors such as indiscriminate refuse dumping and building on waterways worsened the situation, Minister Muntaka stressed that the sheer volume of rain would have overwhelmed drainage systems regardless.
“Naturally, it clearly shows that even if we had everything right, the kind of rains that we received in June and yesterday would have necessarily created some overflow and created some problem for us,” he said.
He noted that the government received indications around midnight that weather conditions could worsen, but the full scale of the rainfall could not be accurately predicted at the time.
The Minister’s comments come as government agencies and emergency services continue intensive rescue, relief, and recovery operations following Monday’s floods, which claimed several lives, displaced thousands of residents, and caused extensive damage to homes, businesses, and public infrastructure across Greater Accra.
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