### [2026-06-30](/feed/2026/06/30/index.md)

##### Accra
# At least 24 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in Accra, Ghana, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/africa-flooding-ghana-ivory-coast-climate-change-9f10579b055041d1559fbe7a032c6995)

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