The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has swiftly activated emergency search and rescue teams following a heavy rainstorm that struck Accra on Sunday, May 18.
Speaking on the response efforts, Chief Disaster Control Officer Mohammed Jafaro confirmed that multiple teams have been deployed to various locations experiencing flooding and other storm-related incidents.
“We have activated our emergency search and rescue teams. As I am talking to you now, we have a team in Ashiyie in Adenta,” he stated on the Channel One Newsroom.
Jafaro outlined the coordinated response efforts, noting that the regional director is currently leading a rescue operation in Adenta’s Fulani area, while NADMO’s headquarters team is working in Nana Kurom. Additionally, a separate team has been dispatched to Tema to assist affected communities.
He further emphasised that top officials, including the deputy director general for operations and the deputy director general for technical matters, are actively involved in field operations.
“The director general himself is active and monitoring the situation from the headquarters,” Jafaro added.
With key personnel deployed across the capital, NADMO is working to mitigate the effects of the storm, ensuring swift interventions for residents in need of assistance.
The agency continues to monitor the situation closely as response operations progress.
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