People are not advised to cross floodwaters to get to their objectives, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMO).
Two days after four bodies were rescued from flooding in many communities around the Ashanti Region as a result of Wednesday’s downpour, NADMO issued its warning.
Frank Duodu, the NADMO’s Ashanti Regional Director, pleaded with the people to avoid taking unnecessary risks while it was raining.
He cautioned the populace to heed the Ghana Meteorological Agency’s warnings during the rainy season and to take appropriate action.
“Make sure that when the rains are coming, we follow the warnings of the Meteo Agency and if there is no need to go to places you know are flood-prone areas, don’t go.”
Mr. Duodu also advised the public to take shelter on higher ground whenever it is raining.
“You find high places to lodge when the rains are coming but if it turns out to be what we witnessed on Wednesday, not that the place got flooded, but you decide to go through the flood waters, then I will say there is more that we have to do.”
Four people drowned at Atafoa, Sepaase, and Tafo, all in the Ashanti Region, on Wednesday, June 21st night.
The brother of one of the victims in the Atafoa incident died when he dived into the river to find the deceased on Thursday, June 22nd.
