Bagre Dam Spillage: We don’t have enough relief items, move to higher grounds – NaDMO urges residents
Published:
1 month ago
Source:
MyJoyOnline
The National Disaster Management Organization (NaDMO) says it does not have enough relief items to support all persons likely to be displaced by the spillage of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso. This follows an announcement by the Burkinabe power utility authority, SONABEL, that the exercise will commence on Monday, August 19. In the memo which has since gone viral on social media, management called for the relocation of persons in flood prone areas. But speaking to JoyNews, the West Gonja Municipal NADMO Director, Adam Bavug explained that although efforts are being made to relocate persons from the red zones, his outfit does not have enough relief items to support all person who are likely to be displaced
"For now, we are asking them to leave these dangerous areas. Our top most priority for now is to let these people leave these areas.