While reporting on floods, Captain Smart was'rescued.'
NADMO assists flood victims.
Captain Smart provides flood information.
Journalists would go above and beyond to make their reports worth the time, and perhaps pique the interest of the powers that be, causing them to act quickly and change the narrative.
They would, among other things, try to paint a picture of the magnitude of the situation, capture the story with their cameras, and, in extreme cases, put themselves in the shoes of victims by experiencing the nuisance while on location.
Captain Smart of Onua FM's audacious attempt to report from STC yard, where the flood had reportedly destroyed documents and tables, necessitated the assistance of a'rescue team,' as it appeared the broadcaster could not have extricated himself from the flood without assistance.
Captain Smart, who was dressed in a white kaftan with definitions on the chest, got stuck and had the water above his stomach level while on his knees, as captured by his media house. To avoid injury, the journalist moved steadily while holding an STC bus that had been parked in the rain with his left hand and stretching out his right hand for support. He was aided by two men dressed casually.
A lady believed to be an STC employee told the journalist that "all the papers are wet, all the job cards and the tables have been destroyed by the rain."
Tuesday's rain came on the heels of another torrential downpour on Saturday. A joint military and National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) team is on a rescue mission following the torrential rains that destroyed several properties and inconvenienced many people.
"A team has been dispatched to Alajo, Tetegu STC junction, and Cantonments." At Cantonments, for example, a team of 48 Engineers has also joined in. Some people were trapped in their homes, so our men had to go and rescue them," National Disaster Management Organisation Public Relations Officer George Ayisi is quoted as saying on the Citi Breakfast Show.
"We collaborate with stakeholders such as GMet (Ghana Meteorological Agency), which provides us with updates, 48 Engineers, and the Ambulance Service, among others." Some of these events have been preceded by preparatory work and simulation exercises. When someone contacts us, we will contact and deploy our men to help them. For the time being, we are concentrating on rescuing victims. When we finish that, we will assess the situation and decide how we will provide relief items," he added.
Meanwhile, the government has stated that it has spent GH450 million on flood relief in the country over the last five years.
"What we've done is provided some remedial measures to mitigate the effects of the massive running water." In the last five years, the government has spent GH450 million on drain expansion, including deep digging and concrete lining, in order to increase the drain capacity to carry more stormwater.
"Some of the causes of flooding are indiscriminate dumping of solid waste in our drains and haphazard community development [which must be addressed]." "Those buildings in unauthorized places should be removed," Francis Asenso-Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing, reportedly said during a tour of some Accra neighborhoods following Saturday night's downpour.
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