{"id":8945,"date":"2018-06-21T09:48:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T08:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=8945"},"modified":"2023-12-15T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:07:13","slug":"ama-lists-14-flood-prone-areas-and-safe-zones-for-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=8945","title":{"rendered":"AMA lists 14 flood prone areas, and safe zones for residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has announced safe havens in Accra for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/06\/19\/scores-of-residents-at-odawna-displaced-after-heavy-rains-photos\/\"><strong>residents in distress<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0during floods in the national capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly in a publication identified fourteen (14) low lying areas within its precincts which it says are prone to flooding, and matched them with open areas as safe havens for residents.<\/p>\n<p>It said the safe havens could serve as temporary shelter for victims of flood.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of flood prone areas and safe havens where the public in the identified communities are expected to seek shelter in case of any eventuality with respect to flooding or any other disaster that may accompany it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-413024\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AMA-flood-prone-areas.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AMA-flood-prone-areas.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AMA-flood-prone-areas-300x212.jpeg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"501\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although the rainy season started at the end of April, it appears to have reached it peak this month as the city has experienced a few downpours that have left many areas flooded.<\/p>\n<p>Last Monday, many residents in Accra were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/06\/20\/missing-doctors-body-found-after-accra-floods\/\"><strong>trapped<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in their homes as rushing rainwater filled their rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists were forced to make a detour or park their vehicles and move to safety as a few cars had been toppled by flood waters.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO),\u00a010 people in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/06\/19\/flooding-cuts-off-access-to-mankessim-hospital\/\"><strong>Central<\/strong><\/a>, Volta and Greater Accra Regions had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/06\/21\/we-lost-10-lives-to-the-floods-nadmo\/\"><strong>lost their lives<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>as a result of the flood.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_412858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-412858\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Abu-Ramadan-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Abu-Ramadan-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Abu-Ramadan-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Abu-Ramadan-2-765x510.jpg 765w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abu Ramadan (Deputy Executive Director, NADMO)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many properties were also lost as a result of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>$700 million needed to end flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta-Akyea, has said it will cost Ghana over $700 million to effectively and permanently deal with the perennial flooding in the Greater Accra Region alone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_390428\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-390428\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Samuel-Atta-Akyea-1.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Samuel-Atta-Akyea-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Samuel-Atta-Akyea-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuel Atta Akyea \u2013 Works and Housing Minister<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He held that Ghana had the technical expertise to deal with the flooding once and for all but was only in need of funds.<\/p>\n<p>He has in the past indicated that the government had put together a road-map to provide a permanent infrastructure solution to the flooding problem.<\/p>\n<p>But the National Organizer of the NDC, Kofi Adams, believes that developing a new city outside the capital, Accra, will help deal with the problem of perennial flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: Citifmnewsroom.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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