The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed that nine people died on Monday following the devastating floods in Accra and Tema.
There are indications that the number could increase as rescue and recovery operations continue.
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Speaking in a television interview with JoyNews, a member of the Public Relations Department of the Ghana National Fire Service, Alex King Nartey, said the Service had so far confirmed nine flood-related deaths based on reports received from officers deployed across the affected areas.
"So at this time now, the confirmable or confirmed figures that I have, the only case is in the case of about nine people," he stated.
Mr Nartey explained that although reports of additional deaths had emerged from other locations, the Fire Service could only speak to cases that had been officially verified by personnel on the ground.
"I'm hearing there are other deaths in other places. As of now, from my men on the ground," he said.
Rescue operations
The confirmation comes as emergency response teams continue search-and-rescue operations in flood-ravaged communities where residents remain stranded after floodwaters overwhelmed drains and entered homes.
credit: Myjoyonline.com
