Ghana Red Cross launches GH¢8.3m emergency flood response to assist 30,000 victims
The Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS), with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), officially launched a six-month emergency response operation valued at approximately GH¢8.3 million at a press briefing in Accra on Friday. The operation aims to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to thousands of people affected by floods that ravaged parts of Ghana in June. Eric Gregory Kwatia, Secretary General of the Ghana Red Cross Society, described the floods as "one of the most severe humanitarian disasters to hit the country in recent years."
Mr. Kwatia stated that the launch underscored the commitment of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to stand alongside the Government of Ghana and affected communities. He explained that the operation would provide integrated humanitarian assistance to 30,000 vulnerable people across Greater Accra, Central, Volta, and Western North Regions, which were hardest hit. The disaster followed successive periods of exceptionally heavy rainfall recorded during the peak of Ghana's major rainy season in June 2026. The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) had issued several severe weather warnings forecasting flash floods across southern Ghana.
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The Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have launched a major emergency
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