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NADMO Supports Yendi Disaster Victims, Warns Against Bushfires as Dry Season Sets In
Households hit by fires and other disasters in Yendi received roofing sheets, food and bedding. Officials urged care with fire this dry season.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has distributed relief items to households in the Yendi Municipality whose homes, property and livelihoods were destroyed by fires and other disasters, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reported on Tuesday.
Beneficiaries came from Yendi township and nearby communities including Meindogu, Kalbila Zang, Zagbang and Kpagbilogni. They received roofing sheets, foodstuffs, cooking oil, mattresses, blankets, buckets and cooking utensils, among other items.
Yendi Municipal NADMO Director Abu Safian said the support was meant to ease the hardship of affected families and help them recover. He said it was the office’s third relief distribution since it resumed operations in 2024.
Dry-season fire warning
With the dry season under way, Mr Safian urged residents to take care with fire at home and on farms, and asked parents and guardians to teach children about fire safety. He warned farmers against bush burning, saying uncontrolled fires destroy farmland, kill animals, reduce soil fertility and can spread to settlements. He also called for tree planting and an end to indiscriminate felling.
Yendi MP Abdul-Fataw Alhassan said many fires could be prevented through careful handling of fire, electrical appliances and cooking equipment, and urged households to stay alert in the dry season, when the risk of outbreaks is highest. Municipal Chief Executive Muniru Sugri also urged residents to observe fire safety measures at home and on their farms.
Bushfires are a recurring threat across the northern savannah during the harmattan months, when dry winds and parched grass allow fires to spread quickly.
The GNA report did not say how many households received support or which disasters affected each community.
Source: Ghana News Agency — https://gna.org.gh/2026/11/nadmo-distributes-relief-items-to-disaster-victims-at-yendi/
