The Central Regional Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has urged immediate humanitarian aid for residents hit by tidal waves at Moree in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region.
The disaster, which has struck the coastal fishing town for the last three days, has displaced many people and destroyed numerous homes and belongings.
Speaking on the Channel One on Monday, May 18, the Central Regional NADMO Director, Kwesi Dawood, said quick relief was needed to support families now without shelter.
He noted the incident also underscored the need for a lasting sea defence barrier to shield the community from repeated tidal surges.
“We need urgent relief support and a permanent sea defence wall which will go a long way to avoid what we have witnessed in the past three days,” he said.
Mr. Dawood called the event a climate-driven disaster requiring joint action from government and development partners.
“What we have witnessed in Moree is a tidal wave-induced disaster that needs a multi-pronged advocacy and action to tackle it.
Moree requires immediate humanitarian intervention and long-term engineering and policy solutions such as addressing the impact of the stalled sea defence project and other climate interventions that will prevent a future occurrence,” he added.
