No casualties recorded in Sunday’s downpour – NADMO
According to Chief Disaster Control Officer Mohammed Jafaro, the organisation received numerous distress calls from residents in affected areas such as Adenta, Tema, and Kaneshie. In response, NADMO swiftly deployed emergency teams to provide assistance and support.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that no casualties were recorded following the heavy rainstorm that struck Accra on Sunday, May 18.
According to Chief Disaster Control Officer Mohammed Jafaro, the organisation received numerous distress calls from residents in affected areas such as Adenta, Tema, and Kaneshie. In response, NADMO swiftly deployed emergency teams to provide assistance and support.
“So far, we have received many distress calls—residents in Adenta, Tema, and around Kaneshie calling for help—so that is why we have dispatched teams. But no casualty as I am talking to you now,” Jafaro stated on Channel One Newsroom.
He further indicated that poor drainage systems and sanitation issues continue to be the major contributors to the flooding experienced in some areas in the capital.
“Most of the problems we have observed are that there is a lack of drainage in some communities, some of the areas too are filled with filth… In some of the areas also we have engineering defects,” he explained.
NADMO has urged residents to remain alert and to avoid flood-prone areas during and after heavy rainfall as part of efforts to ensure public safety.
