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Sunday’s downpour: No casualties recorded - NADMO

By Vincent Ashitey
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The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that no casualties were recorded from Sunday, May 18, 2025's downpour.

This comes on the back of a heavy rainfall that left numerous residents in the capital city homeless, with widespread flooding disrupting daily life.

The hardest hit areas were Ashiyie, Adenta, East Legon Hills, Lakseide, and surrounding neighborhoods, where residents urgently appealed to NADMO for assistance.

Speaking on Sunday’s rains, Chief Disaster Control Officer, Mohammed Jafaro, disclosed that NADMO received numerous distress calls from affected residents, and in response, emergency teams were deployed to provide assistance.

“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 identified poor drainage systems and sanitation issues as major contributors to the flooding experienced in some areas.

“Most of the problems we have observed are that there is a lack of drainage in some communities, some of the areas are filled with filth… In some of the areas also we have engineering defects,” he explained.