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Ghana: Flood: 2009/07/15 Country Information on DRR

Period 2009/07/15
Country or District Ghana
Event Type Flood
Outline Several hours of rain during the night of 19 June, 2009 and subsequent heavy down pours along the coastal and forest belt of Ghana from 6 to 8 July, 2009 caused massive destruction of private and public properties in most communities in the western parts of Accra, Eastern, Volta, Central, Western and Ashanti Regions.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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IFRC 2009/07/19
The disaster coordination body in Ghana (NADMO) indicated that 19,755 people are affected.

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OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/07/14
Ghana: Floods (as of 14 July 2009)