An 11-year-old girl, Janet Atta Kakra has been swept away by flood waters at Awutu Kwao Bondzei in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region.
The incident reportedly happened after a heavy downpour in the area on Tuesday.
It is reported that the deceased and her sister left the house to buy vegetables for their mother.
On their way back home, they were both swept away by the water, but the twin sister, Panyin, survived while Kakra drowned.
The body of the deceased was found near the river Wednesday morning.
Drowning cases involving children have increased in recent months.
Three children drowned in separate incidents in the Mankra River at Mankranso in the Ashanti Region in one week.
One of the victims, a junior high school student, drowned on Thursday, August 31, while two drowned on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Also on June 26, two children reportedly drowned in the Akora River in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region.
Again on Saturday, June 24, three students of the Daboase Senior High Technical School in the Western Region drowned in the Subri River.
The victims, all first-year students, had sneaked out of their dormitory to swim in the Subri River, which had overflown its banks due to the heavy rains.
In another incident, nine schoolchildren drowned after the boat they were traveling on capsized on the estuary at Wiaboman on May 13, 2023.