A four-month-old baby from Ga East remains missing as authorities continue efforts to account for victims of a disaster that has affected 91,989 people across 77 districts in seven regions.
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, speaking during the government’s Accountability Series, disclosed that 39 people have died in the disaster, while the four-month-old baby remains the only person reported missing.
According to the figures presented by the Minister, the disaster affected 18,398 households, with victims temporarily displaced in communities across the affected regions.
The Greater Accra Region recorded the highest number of affected persons, with 56,022 people impacted across 27 districts. The region recorded 17 deaths.
The Central Region followed with 21,882 affected persons across 16 districts and recorded 18 deaths, the highest among the seven affected regions.
The Volta Region recorded 9,466 affected persons and four deaths, while the Western Region had 937 affected persons.
The North Western Region recorded 2,031 affected persons, the Ashanti Region 1,461, and the Eastern Region 190.
Authorities continue to work to support affected households and communities, while efforts to locate the missing four-month-old baby from Ga East remain ongoing.
