Broadcast journalist Jacqueline Ansomah Yeboah has called for sustained accountability in Ghana’s response to recurring floods, arguing that the country’s annual flooding crisis persists because public attention and institutional scrutiny fade once the immediate disaster passes.Speaking during a discussion on Ghana’s recurring flooding crisis, Jacqueline said the country has become trapped in a cycle where emergency response overshadows long-term accountability.“It is the same story every year. Just different dates.”She said the recurring floods are not solely a consequence of heavy rainfall or inadequate drainage infrastructure but also reflect a failure to hold institutions accountable after the floodwaters recede.According to her, media coverage has largely become reactive, focusing on the immediate destruction while paying insufficient attention to whether promised interventions are implemented.“Our work doesn’t end when the floodwaters recede,” she said, stressing that accountability journalism should continue long after the cameras leave disaster scenes.Jacqueline argued that consistent follow-up is essential to ensuring authorities deliver on commitments made during periods of crisis, including the demolition of illegal structures, drainage desilting exercises and the relocation of settlements in flood-prone areas.Without sustained public scrutiny, she warned, such interventions risk becoming recurring announcements rather than completed actions.The result, she said, is that journalists and affected communities continue to revisit the same flood-prone areas each year, documenting similar destruction and hardship with little evidence of lasting change.Her remarks come as Ghana continues to grapple with annual flooding, particularly in Accra and other urban centres, where heavy rains frequently displace residents, disrupt businesses, destroy property and expose longstanding challenges in urban planning, drainage maintenance and enforcement of development regulations.Jacqueline is urging both the media and the wider public to move beyond disaster-driven reporting and embrace continuous accountability journalism that keeps pressure on institutions to implement lasting solutions before the next rainy season arrives.