Emergency contacts
Tap a number to call NADMO (the National Disaster Management Organisation) directly.
Do
- •Stay indoors during heavy rainfall.
- •Move valuables to higher ground.
- •Switch off the main electricity source if it's safe to do so.
- •Use safe and approved evacuation routes.
- •Wear protective footwear when moving through water.
- •Stay away from drains.
- •Move to higher ground immediately if water levels rise.
Don’t
- •Throw rubbish into drains.
- •Walk in flooded areas.
- •Drive through flooded areas.
- •Touch exposed electrical wires.
- •Attempt to cross fast-moving water.
- •Stay under weak structures or trees.
- •Risk your life to save property.
Prevention pays.
Guidance adapted from NADMO and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s public flood-safety advisories. Full details: ama.gov.gh