21/7/2024
Out in the field with Freetown City Council Chairman of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Cllr Unisa Kamara and Chief Administrator Raman Tom Farmar. Seeing first-hand the positive impact of flood mitigation activities of FCC over the past 8 weeks. (Flood mitigation activities continued at Abacha Street today even in the rain). Localized flooding appears to mainly be the result of missing slabs, sealed slabs, or broken slabs, silt, and gravel blocking drainages.
Additionally, there is a major flooding challenge at the Pademba Road/Dundas Street junction where the Samba Gutter is inadequate for the volume of water now coming from the Hillside By-Pass Road. The resultant flooding is impacting the surrounding streets including Sanders Street. Sierra Leone Roads Authority is fully aware of this issue and have informed us that they plan to address the Samba Gutter challenge in the very near term. A similar drainage issue is evident at the SLRSA offices on Kissy Road. We are hopeful that these structural issues will be fixed soon whilst we continue to appeal to Freetonians to stop throwing garbage in gutters and waterways.
