A heartbreaking video has surfaced on social media of a mother mourning the death of her two children following the June 29 floods in parts of the Greater Accra Region.
In the viral video, the grieving mother broke down in tears as Dome-Kwabenya MP Elikplim Akurugu visited to console her after she lost two children in floods that were triggered by heavy rains.
According to the video, the woman lost her son, 7 years old, and daughter, 9 years old, to the June 29 floods.
The Dome-Kwabenya MP could be heard consoling the grieving mother, saying, “Sorry, sister, sorry, it is painful “
The video shared by Askghmedia on July 2, 2026, was captioned, “A mother who lost two children to the devastating floods in the Greater Accra Region broke down in tears during a visit by Dome-Kwabenya MP Elikplim Akurugu”.
Meanwhile, the June 29-30, 2026, heavy downpours submerged parts of Accra, killing at least 12 people, including multiple children, and displacing over 38,000.
Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has provided a thorough account of the destruction caused by heavy rains on June 29 in Ghana’s capital Accra.
According to the Interior Minister, more than 7,700 households were displaced, with 38,802 people affected, while seven persons are still missing.
The minister disclosed that the downpour inundated several communities with thousands of residents in 18 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Interior Minister, according to reports, detailed that “25 communities were impacted by the flooding, with Ga East, Ledzokuku, Ayawaso Central, Ga Central, Ga West, Ablekuma North, Ningo-Prampram, Weija-Gbawe, Ga South, Adenta, Krowor, Okaikwei South, Okaikwei North, Tema West, Tema Metropolitan, La Dade-Kotopon and Kpone-Katamanso among the hardest-hit assemblies.
Providing a breakdown of the figures, Muntaka disclosed that Ga East recorded 2,000 displaced persons from 400 households, with six people reported missing and five confirmed deaths.
Ledzokuku recorded 1,200 displaced persons from 240 households and one death, while Ayawaso Central registered 3,021 displaced persons from 605 households, one missing person and three deaths.
He added that Ga Central recorded 1,811 displaced persons from 363 households, while Ga West had 2,300 displaced persons from 460 households, with neither assembly recording any deaths or missing persons.
The Minister further revealed that Ablekuma North recorded 651 displaced persons from 131 households, Weija-Gbawe 2,500 displaced persons from 500 households, Ga South 2,100 displaced persons from 420 households, Adenta 1,850 displaced persons from 370 households, Krowor 6,500 displaced persons from 1,300 households, Okaikwei South 701 displaced persons from 141 households, and Okaikwei North 2,620 displaced persons from 524 households.
In Tema West, 3,450 people from 690 households were displaced, with three fatalities recorded, while Tema Metropolitan Assembly recorded 3,601 displaced persons from 721 households. La Dade-Kotopon recorded 2,020 displaced persons from 404 households, and Kpone-Katamanso recorded 1,100 displaced persons from 220 households without any deaths”.
He added, “When you put all these numbers together, we have a total of 7,761 households that were displaced with 38,802 individuals affected, with seven persons still missing as of this morning”.
Watch the video below:
A mother who lost two children to the devastating floods in the Greater Accra Region broke down in tears during a visit by Dome-Kwabenya MP Elikplim Akurugu. pic.twitter.com/JiglvJ64DY
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