The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has warned that more than 100,000 people could be affected by climate-related hazards during Liberia’s 2026 rainy season, as the country braces for heavier rainfall in the coming months.
Speaking in an interview in Monrovia over the weekend, the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Archievego Menneah Doe, said the projection is based on weather forecast predictions indicating increased rainfall during the peak of the rainy season.
“It is anticipated that not less than 100,000 persons will be affected by climate-related hazards, including rainstorms, coastal erosion and flooding,” Doe said. He added that forecasts indicate Liberia could receive up to 15 inches of rainfall, with the heaviest rains expected during August and September. According to him, the heavy rains and accompanying storms could result in flooding, damage to homes, and roofs being blown off by strong winds.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, several communities were again affected by flooding following a heavy downpour. Several residents of Kpelleh Town in the Township of Bardnersville were made homeless as rainwater entered their homes, damaging many of their belongings.
According to some residents, many of them are seeking shelter with family or at neighbors’ homes; others remain in their affected homes with their kids despite the precarious situation. The situation is dire, as residents said they have no other place to seek shelter and have no food for their kids.
Meanwhile, residents of Kpelleh Town Community in the Township of Bardnersville are appealing to the Government of Liberia through the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to immediately come to their aid with shelters, clothing, and food items, as many of their belongings were washed away by the heavy rainfall on Monday. The residents said they can be contacted through Mr. Morrison O.G. Sayon of the New Newspaper on Broad Street on (231) 0775107709, also by WhatsApp on the same number.
The heavy rainfall is wrenching havoc in many communities thus affecting residents of Monrovia and its environs especially in Kpelleh Town, Freeport, Doe Community, Slipway, Old Road Junction, and many other communities.
