Hon. Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, Minister for the Interior, stated that Ghana experienced its highest monthly rainfall in June 2026, describing the downpours as unprecedented and a major factor in the devastating floods that have affected several sections of the nation.
The Interior Minister stated on Tuesday, June 30, while speaking to Parliament about the flood’s effects and the government’s urgent response, that although June is often one of the country’s wettest months, data from the Ghana Meteorological Agency indicated that this year’s rainfall much exceeded historical averages.
“We usually anticipate a lot of rain in June. “However, the incident yesterday [Monday] resulted in 169.2 millimeters of precipitation, making it the fourth biggest rainfall amount in a single day since 1995,” Mr. Muntaka stated in Parliament.
In June, Ghana recorded a total of 593.2 millimeters of rain, making it the wettest month in the nation’s weather history, he revealed.
“The total precipitation for the month of June was 593.2 millimeters. “It is the greatest our country has ever received in its history in a single month,” he stated.
The Minister stated that the highest monthly rainfall had previously occurred in 2002, with 420.6 millimeters of rain, and in 2015, with 380.3 millimeters.
“The nearest was in 2002 with 420.6 millimetres, and the other was in 2015 with 380.3 millimetres. “I will make these statistics available to the House,” he continued.
The flooding was made much worse by human activity, such as building on water ways and dumping garbage into drains at random, according to Mr. Muntaka.
Even if the drainage systems had been well-maintained, flooding would probably have happened due to the unusually high amount of rainfall, he emphasized.
The Interior Minister assured Parliament that the government is collaborating with emergency response agencies to offer relief to afflicted communities while strengthening efforts to increase flood resilience and disaster preparedness, characterizing the flooding as one of the country’s most difficult natural catastrophes in recent years.
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