Although messages in some media circles highlight the fact that the heavy catastrophe risk that coastal cities in Ghana on Saturday will be a hit once again witness, says meteorologist that the storm will not be experienced anytime soon.
Such severe storms occur according to Siameh of the Meteorological Service of Ghana Tsatsu Muller, once in a very long while and that lately a similar was experienced approximately three decades ago.
“These things don’t happen in succession. Another storm can come, but not if Saturday. This storm the strongest about thirty years now “. He said
However, he was of the opinion that more rain will be in the months of June and July and warned that residents must be cautious lighting that can strike as a result of the rains.
Explained In a telephone interview on e. tv Ghana’s breakfast TV Monday morning, Mr Siameh that “the probability of witnessing a similar storm is only about ten percent”.
When queried about the warning signals that the Ghana Meteorological Service Department give to residents before such storms and that most times forecasts are not accurate, mentioned that they cannot be blamed exclusively Tsatsu Siameh expire such as failure is bound to happen in any area of work.
“We can’t satisfy everyone with one hundred percent margin and there is the chance of failure” in each duty.
He said that he saw the storm that hit the coastal towns on Friday night and GHAPOHA, Ghana armed forces and NADMO about asked.
He said, however, the lack of resources and man power, the meteorologists unable to carry out their functions.
According to him such frustrations have led to the resignation of one of the most experienced men in the workplace, Reverend Stephen Quao Nyarkotey.
Means of information to the media is a challenge to the Meteorological Department and he mentioned that media houses that depend on other sources for their prediction is also a challenge for them.
Most times, these media houses predict the weather and eventually get their prognosis wrong with the Meteorological Service accused for such lapses.
Therefore, he asked that a return to the previous times when trained service men like him were invoked for weather forecasts should be reviewed.
In preparation for an unforeseen circumstance, are reported to have put NADMO Zoomlion and measure to minimize the impact of possible disasters that could arise.
Excavators, water pumps machinery, chainsaw engines and towing machines are supposed to have been obtained and made ready to embark on the bailout in the event of a disaster.
Benjamin Agyei-Boateng/happyghana.com
