The Finance Ministry has disbursed GHC 350 million from the Contingency Fund to the respective National Disaster Management Committee accounts to finance urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts, as earlier directed by President John Dramani Mahama following the devastating June 29 floods in Accra and southern Ghana.

In Ghana, the Contingency Fund is a constitutional fund set aside to meet urgent and unforeseen government expenses that cannot wait for the normal budget approval process.

It is established under Article 177 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.

The President issued the directive after conducting an aerial assessment of the extent of damage caused by the floods and announced the intervention in line with Article 177 of the 1992 Constitution.

The Finance Minister first secured parliamentary approval through the Finance Committee for the withdrawal from the Contingency Fund.

Following Parliament’s approval, the Minister for Finance authorised the Controller and Accountant-General to release and transfer GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to the National Disaster Management Committee in Accra on Tuesday, June 30, to implement the National Emergency Response Programme and support flood relief efforts.

Acting on the Minister’s instructions, the Controller and Accountant-General established a dedicated account for the National Disaster Management Committee at the Bank of Ghana and subsequently transferred the approved GH¢350 million into it, completing the full disbursement.

The allocation comprises GH¢200 million for immediate relief assistance to flood victims and affected communities, while the remaining GH¢150 million has been earmarked for flood prevention and mitigation interventions to help minimise the occurrence and impact of future flooding.

The flood emergency, providing timely assistance to transfer, gives effect to President Mahama’s directive for an immediate government response to the affected communities while supporting long-term measures to reduce the impact of future flooding.

Death toll after Monday June 29 downpour

So far, Ghana has recorded 12 deaths following Monday's, June 29, devastating floods that swept across large parts of the Greater Accra Region. Earlier, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) reported nine (9) deaths.

Addressing the media, a member of the Public Relations Department of the Ghana National Fire Service, Alex King Nartey, said the Service has been leading rescue efforts in some of the worst-hit communities.

"So at this time now, the confirmable or confirmed figures that I have, the only case is in the case of about nine people," he stated.

Parts of Accra were submerged following heavy rains that started late on Sunday, June 28, and continued into the morning of Monday, June 29, 2026. This caused commuters to be stranded and disrupted traffic flow.

Affected areas include parts of the N1 Highway, Apenkwa towards Tesano, the Accra–Kasoa stretch, Weija, Mallam, Achimota, Spintex, Atomic in Madina, Kaneshie, Darkuman Junction, portions of the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, and other surrounding communities, according to residents and road users.

Weeks ago, several commuters were left stranded following a heavy downpour in Accra on June 3. The incident disrupted traffic flow as a result of flooding from the rain.

Commuters using routes from Ashaiman to neighbouring communities including Sakumono, Kaneshe, and Adjei Kojo were left stranded for hours as floodwaters submerged key sections of the road.

Also, the heavy downpour on Monday, June 29, led to the collapse of a three-storey, seven-bedroom house at Tabora No. 9.

The unfortunate incident occurred around 9 p.m. in Accra, when the 90 percent-complete structure gave way and collapsed to the ground.

Speaking to Adom News, the landlady, Serwaa Prempeh, said she heard something fall, followed by a sound similar to that of an avocado dropping to the ground.

She then asked her children to check what had fallen, only to learn that a block had fallen from the top of the building. They quickly ran to safety and escaped unharmed before the structure caved in.

“When I asked my children to pick it up, they discovered it was actually a block that had fallen from one of the building’s pillars,” she narrated.

Although no casualties were recorded, some property remains buried under the rubble.