# Ghana flood disaster impact

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-flood-disaster-impact
> Updated: 2026-08-24T13:12:08.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Following devastating floods in Ghana on June 29, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak reported that the disaster resulted in 39 deaths and affected 91,989 people across 77 districts in seven regions.

The Greater Accra Region experienced the highest impact, with 17 deaths and 56,022 people affected. The Central Region recorded eight deaths, and the Volta Region reported four fatalities. Other affected areas included the Ashanti, Western, Western North, and Eastern regions.

As of late August, a four-month-old infant remains the only person officially reported missing from the disaster.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: Ghana floods: 39 dead and one infant still missing

A four-month-old baby remains missing nearly two months after June 29 floods in Ghana killed 39 people and affected over 91,000 individuals across seven regions.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-flood-death-toll-reaches-39-as-infant-remains-missing

### 2026-08-18: Ghana-Togo border river drowning claims life of 20-year-old

A 20-year-old man, Kombat Yaw Yiremiah, drowned while helping travelers cross the Ghana-Togo border river at Tambalug. Search operations by NADMO and local community members are ongoing.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-togo-border-river-drowning-claims-life-of-20-year-old

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Cite as: Ghana flood disaster impact. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-flood-disaster-impact