Foreign Affairs Ministry to replace passports lost in floods

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will replace passports lost or damaged during Ghana’s recent floods through an expedited process for affected citizens.

The announcement was contained in a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 3, expressing sympathy to victims of the devastating floods and outlining measures to assist Ghanaians whose passports were destroyed or lost.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to implement an expedited replacement of lost and damaged Ghanaian passports as a result of the floods,” the statement said.

The Ministry acknowledged the widespread destruction caused by the flooding, noting that many Ghanaians had either lost their passports or had them damaged during the disaster.

It assured affected persons that the replacement exercise is intended to ease their burden as recovery efforts continue across the country.

According to the statement, individuals whose passports were lost or damaged during the flooding are required to contact the Ministry between Friday, July 3 and Friday, July 17, 2026, through a dedicated hotline to begin the replacement process.

The Ministry said callers should provide their names, dates of birth and gender as they appear in the lost or damaged passports, together with their telephone numbers to facilitate processing.

“We intend to replace all lost and damaged passports within a week,” the Ministry stated.

The Ministry also extended its condolences to families who lost loved ones in the floods and pledged its continued support to affected communities.

“The Foreign Ministry expresses strong solidarity with all our affected compatriots,” the statement added.

The announcement comes after severe flooding claimed at least 12 lives and displaced more than 38,800 people across parts of the Greater Accra, Central and Western regions.

Accra recorded approximately 140 millimetres of rainfall within a single day, overwhelming drainage systems and inundating communities including Alajo, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Kaneshie, Odawna, Adabraka, Dzorwulu, Darkuman, Atomic Junction, Mallam, Weija, Spintex and parts of Tema.

The floods also forced the Ghana Grid Company Limited and the Electricity Company of Ghana to shut down several substations as a safety precaution, while a fire at a rubber factory near Kwame Nkrumah Circle complicated emergency response efforts.

President John Dramani Mahama has since deployed the military to support rescue operations and approved the release of up to GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to support relief, recovery and mitigation measures in affected communities.