{"id":220997,"date":"2016-06-09T11:07:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T11:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=220997"},"modified":"2016-06-09T11:07:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T11:07:31","slug":"meteo-agency-predicts-more-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/meteo-agency-predicts-more-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Meteo Agency predicts more rains"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ghana Meteorological Agency has predicted that the rains being experienced in parts of the country will linger for a while, and has thus advised Ghanaians to be cautious.<\/p>\n
The Agency is asking\u00a0Ghanaians to avoid places where there is fast flowing water and move from lower ground to higher places if need be.<\/p>\n
It also urged the general public to call emergency lines including 112 in case of any eventuality.<\/p>\n
The information was captured in a brief statement signed by the Minister of Communications, Dr. \u00a0Edward Omane Boamah.<\/p>\n
Flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n Flooding in parts of the country in previous weeks have led to the destruction property, and left several others homeless.<\/p>\n A 43-year old woman lost her life at Pokuase in Accra in May, after a collapsed wall fell on her during torrential rains<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n The Deputy Coordinator of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Joseph Yamin confirmed the incident to\u00a0Citi News.<\/strong><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n