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21 Aug

NADMO Calls For Immediate National Response To Keta Coastline Erosion

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The Deputy National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Seji Saji has called for urgent national action to address the severe coastal erosion affecting the Keta coastline in the Volta Region. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, Mr Saji highlighted that the issue extends far beyond the mandate of NADMO and requires a comprehensive national response. Mr Saji emphasised that the alarming erosion at Keta, where the coastline is swiftly disappearing, is a national crisis that requires urgent attention from all Ghanaians, not just NADMO. He highlighted that this issue has been ongoing for many…

23 Oct

Volta Lake Breaks Banks; 2,500 Residents Displaced

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The Volta Lake has broken its banks leading to the displacement of 2,500 residents from nine communities within the Pru East District. The victims comprise 1,302 males and females 1,252, according to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). Communities affected are Kobre Nsuano, Pentecost Nsuano, Adiembra, Fanteakura, Tokobikope, Tonka, Agokope, Logakope and others. The Pru East District NADMO Director, Fredrick Ndila Ntana in a media interview said the victims have been relocated to higher grounds. “So far we have about over nine communities which are affected by the floods. These are Fanteakura, Birikente, Tokobikope, Accra Town, Kobre Nsuano, Who Are You,…

12 Sep

NADMO Cautions Public Ahead Of Bagre Dam Spillage

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The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has cautioned residents living along the White and Black Volta Lakes to be alert and temporarily move to higher grounds for safety ahead of the spillage of the Bagre dam from Burkina Faso. The Northern Regional Director of NADMO, Mr. Abdallah Salifu, in a statement on Monday (September 11, 2023) announced for the information of the general public to be on the alert and move to higher grounds. He said a report received from authorities at SONABEL Energy in Burkina Faso reveals the dam water level as September 8, 2023, was rising rapidly owing…

24 May

NADMO, Military, Move To Rescue Victims Of Accra Floods

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NADMO, Military, Move To Rescue Victims Of Accra Floods A joint team of military and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has gone on a rescue mission after torrential rains hit the capital around 10:30 pm on Monday through to the early hours of Tuesday. The Public Relations Officer for the National Disaster Management Organisation, George Ayisi, in an interview on with Accra-based TV, said his officers, together with others from the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed to some areas to manage the situation. “We have deployed a team to Alajo, Tetegu STC junction, and…

28 Jun

Deliberate Or Not? Big Logs Found In Drains After Kejetia Market Flood (Video)

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More than five big logs have been found placed in drains constructed around the Kejetia market. The placement of big logs contributed to the recent flood the engulfed the state-of-the-art commercial hub located in Kumasi. Few days ago, more than 300 stores in the Kejetia Market were flooded. The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) shortly announced after the rain that it estimates that at least three people, including a one-year-old boy, have lost their lives in the incidents. Could the placement of the logs be deliberate or not? Video below... https://youtu.be/Kip4k7t9F64 Visit WONTUMI TV LIVE on Youtube for more VIDEOS

19 Mar

President Akufo-Addo Presents 40 Vehicles To NADMO

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 19th March 2021, presented forty (40) vehicles to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), at a brief ceremony at the Organisation’s Headquarters at Kanda, Accra. The vehicles presented comprise one (1) Toyota Landcruiser, one (1) Toyota Camry, one (1) Toyota Hiace ambulance, one (1) Mercedes Benz Rescue Ambulance, one (1) payloader, five (5) Toyota Landcruiser Prados, and thirty (30) Toyota Hilux pickups. Prior to the ceremony, Government had already distributed motorbikes to all the sixteen (16) regions and to the two hundred and sixty (260) metropolitan, municipal and district…

03 Oct

A/R: NADMO Supports Kwabere Fire Victims

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A/R: NADMO Supports Kwabere Fire Victims The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has presented relief items to fire victims in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region. The disaster management body also presented some items to residents whose buildings have been ripped off as a result of the recent rainstorms in the district. The District NADMO Director, Nana Boakye Yiadom, disclosed that some of the incidents occurred last year. He named the affected communities as follows; Abroma, Esaase, Amoako, Danase, Habitat and Boamang. According to him, fire and rainstorms destroyed houses and properties, rendering over 35 residents living…

29 Aug

NADMO Targets “Old Pioneer” Building For Demolition

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NADMO Targets “Old Pioneer” Building For Demolition The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has served notice of its intention to demolish a one-story building situated at Adum in Central Business District of Kumasi. NADMO per a letter of August 18, 2020 signed by the Regional Director, Kwabena Nsenkyire claimed the building, marked as Plot No. OTB 127 christened “Old Pioneer” which also housed the late Sam Arthur, former Executive Editor of The Pioneer newspaper, has developed some deep cracks and thus showing signs of near collapse. The disaster management body also noted that following its…