Disaster Events

Name: Ghana Disaster Events
Creator: GLIDE Initiative, via HDX

Every Ghanaian disaster that has been given a GLIDE number — floods, epidemics, insect plagues, transport and industrial accidents — with its date, hazard, place and the agency that reported it. GLIDE is the identifier humanitarian systems use to refer to the same event, so this is the table to join other disaster records on. It is a register, not a casualty count: GLIDE says its figures are not for statistical analysis, and the deaths, injuries and numbers affected are filled in for only some events. Where GLIDE left a figure at zero it is NULL here, and an event GLIDE placed at the middle of the country has no coordinates and a location_precision of country. Sourced from GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO). 35 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · covers 1999 to 2024listing updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵9.0035 recordsPublic Safety

The newest figures in this dataset are from 2024; the source has published nothing newer. Check the dates before relying on a figure.

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
glidenumber	TEXT
glide_sequence	TEXT
glide_doc_id	INTEGER
hazard_code	TEXT
hazard	TEXT
place	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
year	INTEGER
month	INTEGER
day	INTEGER
killed	INTEGER
injured	INTEGER
homeless	INTEGER
affected	INTEGER
duration	INTEGER
description	TEXT
event_date	DATE
location_precision	TEXT
reported_by	TEXT
source	TEXT

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First 5 rows of Disaster Events
glidenumberTEXT	glide sequenceTEXT	glide doc idINTEGER	hazard codeTEXT	hazardTEXT	placeTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	yearINTEGER	monthINTEGER	dayINTEGER	killedINTEGER	injuredINTEGER	homelessINTEGER	affectedINTEGER	durationINTEGER	descriptionTEXT	event dateDATE	location precisionTEXT	reported byTEXT	sourceTEXT
EP-2024-000231-GHA	2024-000231	23440	EP	epidemic	—	—	—	2024	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	In October 2024, the Ghana Health Service has announced a cholera outbreak affecting five regions in the country, notably: Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern and Asanti. As part of the interventions strategies to reverse the spread of the disease, Ghana Health Service in collaboration with UNICEF and partners in November 2024 introduced cholera vaccine- Oral cholera vaccine (OCV). On December 19, 2024, the outbreak had claimed 27 lives and spread across 36 districts in the Greater Accra, Central, Western, and Eastern regions, with a total of 3,292 reported cases. As of December 23, a cumulative total suspected cases were 4,155 cases and 35 deaths with majority of the dead recorded withing 24 hours. While the number of cases in the Western Region is declining mainly due to the vaccination campaign, there is an increase in geographical spread and a rise in cases in the other regions. Between 24 and 31 december 2024, 29 new cases and 1 new death were recorded, with a cumulative number of 4850 suspected cases from the begining of the epidemic and 1 new affected district. These figures indicate that the epidemic continues to spread and there is a need to continue the initial efforts to ensure an efficient response. Another fear is that with the recent torrential rains that affected Accra, drainage issues have been exacerbated, raising concerns that if these conditions persist, the situation could worsen significantly.	2024-10-04	country	IFRC	GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
FL-2023-000215-GHA	2023-000215	23067	FL	flood	—	—	—	2023	10	13	—	—	—	—	—	Floods have been affecting south-eastern Ghana since 13 October, caused by the Akosombo Dam overflow in the River Volta, resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, as of 13 October, seven people have been injured and more than 4,000 people have been displaced in the downstream of the Akosombo Dam, in particular in Volta Region. In addition, media report that essential services such as access to water and electricuty are disrupted.	2023-10-13	country	ECHO	GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
OT-2022-000152-GHA	2022-000152	22512	OT	other	Apeate, Bogoso	—	—	2022	1	27	—	—	—	—	—	On 20th January 2022, a large blast occurred in an area at Apiate community, near the city of Bogoso about 300km (180 miles) west of the capital of Ghana, Accra. The explosion occurred when a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives that was on route to the gold mine at Bogoso. After the blast, people in the community rushed down to the scene, and a second blast occurred a few minutes later. This resulted to in the destruction of dozens of buildings.	2022-01-27	—	—	GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
EP-2020-000012-GHA	2020-000012	21798	EP	epidemic	—	—	—	2020	3	1	1303	145052	—	934	120	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It originated in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019, and spread rapidly over the world. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with some causing less-severe disease, such as the common cold, and others more severe like COVID-19. Coronavirus has impacted also Ghana, where authorities have reported as of December 31, 2021 more than 145052 total cases, with over 1303 deaths.	2020-03-01	country	WHO, Woldometers, MoHealth	GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)
FL-2019-000135-GHA	2019-000135	21619	FL	flood	—	—	—	2019	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	Ghana experienced heavy rains in early October 2019 which caused serious flooding and extensive damage to farmlands, houses, properties and loss of lives across the country. Between the 6 to 12 October 2019, the Upper East Region, experienced torrential rains which resulted in damaged houses and farmlands leading to displacement of people and fatalities.	2019-10-06	—	Ghana Red Cross Society, IFRC.	GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

glidenumberTEXT	glide sequenceTEXT	glide doc idINTEGER	hazard codeTEXT	hazardTEXT	placeTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)	yearINTEGER	monthINTEGER	dayINTEGER	killedINTEGER	injuredINTEGER	homelessINTEGER	affectedINTEGER	durationINTEGER	descriptionTEXT	event dateDATE	location precisionTEXT	reported byTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-glidenumber-1	example-glide_sequence-1	10	example-hazard_code-1	example-hazard-1	example-place-1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	example-description-1	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-1	example-reported_by-1	example-source-1
example-glidenumber-2	example-glide_sequence-2	20	example-hazard_code-2	example-hazard-2	example-place-2	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	example-description-2	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-2	example-reported_by-2	example-source-2
example-glidenumber-3	example-glide_sequence-3	30	example-hazard_code-3	example-hazard-3	example-place-3	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	example-description-3	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-3	example-reported_by-3	example-source-3
example-glidenumber-4	example-glide_sequence-4	40	example-hazard_code-4	example-hazard-4	example-place-4	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	example-description-4	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-4	example-reported_by-4	example-source-4
example-glidenumber-5	example-glide_sequence-5	50	example-hazard_code-5	example-hazard-5	example-place-5	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	example-description-5	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-5	example-reported_by-5	example-source-5
example-glidenumber-6	example-glide_sequence-6	60	example-hazard_code-6	example-hazard-6	example-place-6	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	example-description-6	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-6	example-reported_by-6	example-source-6
example-glidenumber-7	example-glide_sequence-7	70	example-hazard_code-7	example-hazard-7	example-place-7	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	example-description-7	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-7	example-reported_by-7	example-source-7
example-glidenumber-8	example-glide_sequence-8	80	example-hazard_code-8	example-hazard-8	example-place-8	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	example-description-8	2000-01-01	example-location_precision-8	example-reported_by-8	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: 1999 to 2024no newer figures published
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: GLIDE Initiative, via HDX

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (GLIDE Initiative, via HDX). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. These records cover 1999 to 2024; say which period your figures come from. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Disaster events (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from GLIDE Initiative, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/disaster-events

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Disaster Events

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
glidenumber	TEXT
glide_sequence	TEXT
glide_doc_id	INTEGER
hazard_code	TEXT
hazard	TEXT
place	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(24,6)
year	INTEGER
month	INTEGER
day	INTEGER
killed	INTEGER
injured	INTEGER
homeless	INTEGER
affected	INTEGER
duration	INTEGER
description	TEXT
event_date	DATE
location_precision	TEXT
reported_by	TEXT
source	TEXT

glidenumberTEXT

glide sequenceTEXT

glide doc idINTEGER

hazard codeTEXT

hazardTEXT

placeTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

yearINTEGER

monthINTEGER

dayINTEGER

killedINTEGER

injuredINTEGER

homelessINTEGER

affectedINTEGER

durationINTEGER

descriptionTEXT

event dateDATE

location precisionTEXT

reported byTEXT

sourceTEXT

EP-2024-000231-GHA

2024-000231

23440

epidemic

—

2024

—

In October 2024, the Ghana Health Service has announced a cholera outbreak affecting five regions in the country, notably: Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern and Asanti. As part of the interventions strategies to reverse the spread of the disease, Ghana Health Service in collaboration with UNICEF and partners in November 2024 introduced cholera vaccine- Oral cholera vaccine (OCV). On December 19, 2024, the outbreak had claimed 27 lives and spread across 36 districts in the Greater Accra, Central, Western, and Eastern regions, with a total of 3,292 reported cases. As of December 23, a cumulative total suspected cases were 4,155 cases and 35 deaths with majority of the dead recorded withing 24 hours. While the number of cases in the Western Region is declining mainly due to the vaccination campaign, there is an increase in geographical spread and a rise in cases in the other regions. Between 24 and 31 december 2024, 29 new cases and 1 new death were recorded, with a cumulative number of 4850 suspected cases from the begining of the epidemic and 1 new affected district. These figures indicate that the epidemic continues to spread and there is a need to continue the initial efforts to ensure an efficient response. Another fear is that with the recent torrential rains that affected Accra, drainage issues have been exacerbated, raising concerns that if these conditions persist, the situation could worsen significantly.

2024-10-04

country

IFRC

GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

FL-2023-000215-GHA

2023-000215

23067

flood

—

2023

—

Floods have been affecting south-eastern Ghana since 13 October, caused by the Akosombo Dam overflow in the River Volta, resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, as of 13 October, seven people have been injured and more than 4,000 people have been displaced in the downstream of the Akosombo Dam, in particular in Volta Region. In addition, media report that essential services such as access to water and electricuty are disrupted.

2023-10-13

country

ECHO

GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

OT-2022-000152-GHA

2022-000152

22512

other

Apeate, Bogoso

—

2022

—

On 20th January 2022, a large blast occurred in an area at Apiate community, near the city of Bogoso about 300km (180 miles) west of the capital of Ghana, Accra. The explosion occurred when a motorcycle went under a truck carrying explosives that was on route to the gold mine at Bogoso. After the blast, people in the community rushed down to the scene, and a second blast occurred a few minutes later. This resulted to in the destruction of dozens of buildings.

2022-01-27

—

GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

EP-2020-000012-GHA

2020-000012

21798

epidemic

—

2020

1303

145052

—

934

120

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It originated in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019, and spread rapidly over the world. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with some causing less-severe disease, such as the common cold, and others more severe like COVID-19. Coronavirus has impacted also Ghana, where authorities have reported as of December 31, 2021 more than 145052 total cases, with over 1303 deaths.

2020-03-01

country

WHO, Woldometers, MoHealth

GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

FL-2019-000135-GHA

2019-000135

21619

flood

—

2019

—

Ghana experienced heavy rains in early October 2019 which caused serious flooding and extensive damage to farmlands, houses, properties and loss of lives across the country. Between the 6 to 12 October 2019, the Upper East Region, experienced torrential rains which resulted in damaged houses and farmlands leading to displacement of people and fatalities.

2019-10-06

—

Ghana Red Cross Society, IFRC.

GLIDE Initiative, via HDX (CC BY-IGO)

glidenumberTEXT

glide sequenceTEXT

glide doc idINTEGER

hazard codeTEXT

hazardTEXT

placeTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(24,6)

yearINTEGER

monthINTEGER

dayINTEGER

killedINTEGER

injuredINTEGER

homelessINTEGER

affectedINTEGER

durationINTEGER

descriptionTEXT

event dateDATE

location precisionTEXT

reported byTEXT

sourceTEXT

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example-glide_sequence-3

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2000-01-01

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example-glidenumber-4

example-glide_sequence-4

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2000-01-01

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example-glidenumber-5

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example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Disaster events (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from GLIDE Initiative, via HDX]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/disaster-events

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/disaster_events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]