Torrential rains - 275,000 diplaced in Ghana

In a previous post, I highlighted the problem of exceptional heavy rains in West Africa. The situation extended to Eastern Africa, causing serious damage on the continent. Ghana is said to have been the worst hit but attracted little attention from the international community. ('Nearly 275,000' affected by floods in little-known disaster,IRIN)

"The government’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) says floods have affected close to 275,000 people in the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions of the country." (idem)

"Imminent famine"

"(...)with the flood damage, government officials and aid workers warn of serious food shortages, due to the destroyed crops and farmlands (...)" (idem)

"“There is an imminent famine in the area,” added Nana Akrasi-Sarpong, public relations manager at the Ministry of the Interior, appealing to the international community for help" (idem)

"(...)the Red Cross (...) warned: “We are looking at a major, major disaster in the months to come.”" (idem)

"Floods in the Greater Accra Region in June killed six people, according to NADMO. In May, a rainstorm in Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region, destroyed schools, hospitals, homes and government buildings. The government had been sending relief items and construction materials to the thousands of people affected. They were in the process of rebuilding their homes when the latest floods hit, NADMO’s Amoo said." (idem)