Govt activates post-flood recovery - Armed Forces lead operational response

Okae-Yeboah said the government had directed that the GAF lead the operational component of the mitigation effort, in collaboration with relevant agencies under the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs), Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency, private sector organisations and other stakeholders.

The government assured the public that the operation formed part of a broader national flood resilience strategy under implementation, aimed at improving drainage infrastructure, strengthening early warning systems, enforcing planning and environmental regulations, and enhancing emergency preparedness nationwide.

President John Dramani Mahama, who conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the affected areas last week to obtain a first-hand assessment of the devastation, directed the activation of a National Post-Flood Mitigation Task Force to coordinate all recovery, relief and mitigation interventions.