The Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has urged residents of Accra to work from home on Monday after hours of heavy overnight rainfall triggered widespread flooding and brought major parts of the capital to a standstill.
The downpour left several roads submerged, disrupted movement, and caused severe traffic congestion across the city, prompting authorities to advise urgent precautionary measures to reduce risk and ease pressure on emergency services.
Speaking on Accra-based radio station Joy FM, the Minister warned that the situation could worsen depending on incoming weather systems from neighbouring Togo.
“Based on what the meteorological department is telling us, we expect it to be heavier if the prediction of more rains from Togo gets here, so please, stay home, work from home,” he said.
He advised workers who had already reported to duty to remain at their workplaces until conditions improve, while those yet to leave home should stay put and switch to remote work where possible.
Employers, he added, should activate flexible working arrangements to ensure continuity of operations during the disruption. He also encouraged institutions to move non-urgent meetings online.
“Private and public meetings that are not too urgent, we can have them on Zoom, and those that are very urgent, we can postpone them,” he noted.
The Minister further commended emergency response teams, including National Disaster Management Organisation, the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Police Service, and the Ghana National Fire Service for their ongoing efforts in managing the crisis.
He urged greater coordination among agencies as they respond to flooding incidents across the capital.
“I want to thank NADMO, the navy, the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Police and all the emergency teams for the work they have already started doing, so please be connected to each other. If a call comes to the National Fire Service and you think it is something you need to link them to NADMO, don’t say this is not for us… let us work together, let us operationalise the thing as one unit,” he added.
