Overall Green Flood
in Ghana

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103954
Death: 2
Displaced: 1340
Countries: Ghana
From - To 19 Jun - 21 Jun

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Western Region, Ghana, Late June 2026Authorities and local media reported flooding in areas of the Western Region of Ghana after heavy rain in late June 2026 caused the Tano and Samre rivers to overflow. Residents and officials said the situation was worsened by illegal mining along the two rivers.Mon 22 Jun 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Exposed yet unmapped: evidence of differential flood exposure in depri.. 6/22/2026 3:48:00 PM.

Rapid urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has intensified flood risks, disproportionately affecting deprived urban areas (DUAs). Yet, these areas remain systematically unmapped in existing assessments, particularly in data-scarce envir
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TMA warns public against walking through floodwaters 6/22/2026 4:53:00 AM.

The environmental health unit of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has warned residents against standing in or walking through floodwaters, describing the practice as a major public health and safety risk. Mr Benjamin Kwame Opare, an En
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GMet forecasts thunderstorms and rainfall across parts of Ghana 6/21/2026 9:35:00 PM.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast cloudy conditions, intermittent rainfall and thunderstorms across parts of the country over the next 24 hours. According to the agency’s latest impact-based weather forecast issued by its
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Cloudy conditions, intermittent rains to persist nationwide – GMet 6/21/2026 7:57:00 PM.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecast continued cloudy conditions and intermittent rainfall across parts of the country over the next 24 hours, with thunderstorms expected in some areas. According to the agency''s latest impa
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),