The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka, has urged employers to allow their staff to work from home today, 29th June, 2026.
He said this is due to the heavy rains.
“I urge all employers to let their staff who can work from home do so,” he said on Accra-Based Joy FM on June 29.
“All Managers who have scheduled meetings should have it on Zoom,” the Minister advised.
He explained that the rain will continue throughout the day, hence the need for all movements to cease.
“I just had a conversation with the Director of the Ghana Meteorological Agency. He told me that more rains are coming. He said there is a storm from Togo which will make things worse. So everybody should stay at home,” he urged.
The Minister commended officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for their rescue efforts so far and urged them to continue.
“I commend NADMO and urge the other security agencies to help in the rescue efforts,” Alhaji Muntaks said.
Parts of the capital city of Ghana, Accra, are flooded following the heavy rains.
Affected areas include parts of the N1 Highway, Apenkwa towards Tesano, the Accra–Kasoa stretch, Weija, Mallam, Achimota, Spintex, Atomic in Madina, Kaneshie, Darkuman Junction.
Similarly, portions of the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, and other surrounding communities, according to residents and road users.
Also, hundreds of residents in Afienya in the Greater Accra region were trapped in their homes.
Personnel from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Ghana National Fire Service had begun moving into the community to rescue affected residents.
The immediate past Assembly Member for the Afienya Electoral Area, Habib Awudu Mohammed, told journalists that “Luckily, we got in touch with the NADMO rescue team; some of them are here, the Fire Service are here in their numbers, and we are doing our best to see how best we can rescue the people,” he noted.
Some affected perosn shared their ordeal on social media
“Please help us contact the appropriate authorities we the people of McCarthy down are facing terrible situations right now and we need all the help we can get, our properties have all been soaked cars and all are a being destroyed,”
