Government Activates National Task Force, Deploys Military to Lead Flood Clean-Up
Government has activated a National Post-Flood Mitigation Task Force to coordinate recovery, relief and mitigation interventions following the devastating floods that hit parts of the country, with the Ghana Armed Forces directed to lead the operational component of the exercise.
Five specialised subcommittees have been set up under the task force to handle different aspects of the response, namely the Post-Flood Mitigation Committee, the Early Warning Committee, the Sanitation and Health Committee, the Relief and Donations Committee, and the Emergency Communications Committee.
The Director General for Joint Operations, Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Foster Okae-Yeboah announced the measures in a press statement issued on the national post-flood clean-up and recovery exercise, following heavy rains on Sunday, 28 and Monday, 29 June 2026, which caused flooding in several communities within the Greater Accra Region and parts of the Volta and Central Regions.
He said the President Mahama had conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the affected areas to assess the extent of the damage and direct Government’s response based on conditions on the ground, and had subsequently directed the activation of the task force.
The Ghana Armed Forces will work in collaboration with agencies under the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, the National Disaster Management Organisation, the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Health Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and private sector organisations to execute the clean-up.
Military engineers and personnel, together with specialised equipment, will clear major drains, streams, rivers and other waterways obstructed by refuse, silt, fallen trees, abandoned vehicles, collapsed structures and other debris.
Equipment acquired under the District Road Improvement Programme is also being mobilised to support operations in the affected areas.
Brigadier General Okae-Yeboah said structures illegally erected within waterways, or that pose an immediate danger to public safety and flood mitigation efforts, may be removed in accordance with applicable laws and the directives of the appropriate civil authorities.
As part of the response, His Excellency the President has committed GHS 350 million to support emergency relief, recovery and flood-mitigation interventions across the affected communities.
“On behalf of the various subcommittees that have started rigorous work, I want to assure His Excellency the President, through the Chief of Staff, who is leading the mitigation efforts, that we shall not leave any stone unturned,” Brigadier General Okae-Yeboah said.
He added that, “under the guidance of the Emergency Communications Committee, we shall provide regular, sustained public briefings and a full communications upscale as we launch into action.”
The public has been advised that some roads may experience temporary traffic diversions or restricted access while clean-up and engineering works are ongoing, and residents have been urged to cooperate fully with personnel on the ground.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
