By: Sekou Hydara
Lamin Jaiteh, Assistant Disaster Coordinator in the Central River Region (CRR) has disclosed that forty eight (48) communities have been affected by last week heavy windstorms in the region.
According to him, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has conducted assessment of the damages in the affected area, revealing NDMA officials visited Kaur, where some GSM companies suffered some damages on their Aerial Antennas bringing communication to a standstill within Kaur and surrounding for a week.
Recalling some of the affected communities, he said, Kaur, Njau, Batey Ndarr, Wassu, Karataba, Sami Medina, Sami Pachonki all in CRR North among others have been affected, while Niamina Dankunku in the CRR South have been also affected by windstorm in the past week.
“We are aware of the destruction of the windstorm that occurred in some part of the CRR last week and so far forty eight (48) communities have been affected. We visited these communities to assess the situation of the victims and also to see how best we can help them in their resettlement,” Jaiteh revealed.
According to him, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) is not relenting in its work in the region and has decided to visit all the communities that were affected by the windstorm, noting that the agency will engage its partners in a bid to tap support for victims and their families.
“As we are speaking many of these victims are staying with their families, neighbours and some are even staying in schools. We are very concern with the ply of these people especially that some of these people has incur losses in foodstuffs and other valuable and the need to render support for them remains eminent,” Assistant Disaster Coordinator CRR disclosed.
He added: “We have also visited Kaur, where the windstorm causes serious damages to the Aerial Antennas of some GSM companies making communication difficulties for the people of these areas.”
“Since the windstorm occurred communication has been our major constraint within Kaur and the environments, we cannot make calls neither can we receive calls. This situation left unattended will have a negative bearing for families and businesses that are depending on mobile communication to making ends meet,” Omar Manneh a Teacher at Kaur Lower Basic School pointed out.
Manneh calls on the government and Gambians to render help to the families affected, revealing that some of those affected are seriously in need of help.
