Minister of State, Joseph Harmon today assured that the Civil Defence
Commission (CDC) is well-prepared for any national emergency resulting
for natural disasters.
This is in light of a storm warning issued by the CDC earlier today
that reported Tropical Depression Kirk was expected to become Tropical
Storm within the next 21 hours was expected to pass close to the Low
Coastal Plain of Guyana on Wednesday, September 26. However, a later
report stated that the Tropical Depression has fizzled in the eastern
Atlantic and is now a remnant.
“I just want to give the assurance to all Guyanese that the Civil
Defence Commission is well-organised and prepared to deal with these
matters, when and if they occur,” the minister stated.
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Minister
Harmon said, disseminates information to countries regarding storms
and other impending natural disasters.
“We have in place a mechanism that actually steps up our preparations
once we have any warnings of any impending disasters,” he informed,
noting that “even when these storms do not affect us here in Guyana
the Civil Defence Commission prepares for them.”
