The head of the Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory at the Department of Geography at the University of Ghana, Dr Alex Owusu Barimah has warned that Ghana might also experience a mudslide if preventive measures are not put in place.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Xc9lUBTjm8cpwjsLgGhJ1ESY3VDalxnQ”]His comment follows a mudslide in Sierra Leone last week that claimed about 400 lives and left three thousand others displaced.<\/p>\n
Dr Alex Owusu Barimah in an interview with Citi News’ Caleb Kudah said a similar fate could befall Ghana if city authorities do not enforce laws.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis disaster is not too far from us. Infact just about two weeks ago , I was in Sekondi Takoradi and when we were driving through town, I realised it\u2019s a big issue within the town because Sekondi Takoradi is a hilly area \u2026. I really think it is about time we take a good look at this because it won\u2019t be too long to happen in Ghana and I think it falls right within the jurisdiction of EPA and Town and Country Planning.to look at these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Experts say the magnitude of the disaster is the worst of its kind, leaving the country recovering from an Ebola outbreak a few years ago, devastated.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the West Africa Health Organisation, WAHO, the Health Institution of the regional bloc ECOWAS, is donating a sum of 300,000 dollars to the government of Sierra Leone in the wake of the disaster.<\/p>\n
The West African Health Organization (WAHO) the health institution of ECOWAS has contacted Red Cross \u00a0in Sierra Leone to deploy their first aid workers which WAHO is paying for.<\/p>\n
Other interventions include:<\/p>\n
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By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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