Floods insyd Ghana
Floods insyd Ghana
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Point for tym insyd | 2023 |
Floods insyd Ghana be series of flood incidents wey cause property damage den loss of life. Floods dey happen secof chaw rainfall den dam spillages.[1]
Some years be dis Ghana dey experience floods for oda regions secof some chaow factors:
- Continuous heavy downpours
- Choked gutters
- Improper settlements
- Low-lying den flat lands
- Rare cases of dam spillage
As e happen, on June 3rd, 2015, Accra, chaw rainfall fall for Ghana ein capital cause flooding.[2] De main contributing factors be choked gutters wey block drainage systems den improper settlements.[3] Over 200 people lost dema lives secof petrol station explosion as de flood happen.[4][5] Insyd 2021, chaw rainfall cause floods for de Kumasi Metropolis, wey make 4 people loss dema lives plus displacement of 200 odas. Dis flood happen secof chaw rainfall.[5] For de Volta Region den Eastern Region of Ghana, serious floods happen after dem gbele de Akosombo Dam, wey e displace 26,000 people from dema houses insyd 2023.
Reports wey BBC do say de flood be secof chaw rainfall wey cause de Volta River Authority make dem gbele de dam. Below be a list of floods:
- 2023 Akosombo dam spillage flood
- 2022 Accra floods
- 2020 African Sahel floods
- 2016 Accra floods
- 2009 West Africa floods
- 2023 Accra circle floods
- 2010 Agona swedru floods[6]
- 2011 Atiwa floods[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Ansah, S. O.; Ahiataku, M. A.; Yorke, C. K.; Otu-Larbi, F.; Yahaya, Bashiru; Lamptey, P. N. L.; Tanu, M. (2020-03-24). "Meteorological Analysis of Floods in Ghana". Advances in Meteorology. 2020: e4230627. doi:10.1155/2020/4230627. ISSN 1687-9309.
- ↑ "Accra flooded following continuous Rainfall". 2015-06-05. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ↑ "Modernghana".
- ↑ "Over 200 killed in Ghana gas station explosion". Zee News. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ghana – Deadly Floods in Ashanti Region – FloodList". floodlist.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ↑ Graphic online (5 June 2015). "flood disaster profile of Ghana since 1968".
- ↑ peace fm online (20 July 2011). "Atiwa flooded". Peace fm.