GAM announces state of moderate alert to deal with weather conditions
10-04-2023 09:22 AM
Ammon News - The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Monday announced a state of moderate alert to deal with depression expected that prevails in the Kingdom and accompanies by rainfall, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).
The GAM Spokesperson Nasser Rahamneh called on the public to contact the main emergency room numbers in the Tla’ Al-Ali area (102, 117180), in case they monitored anything related the weather.
He urged people living in low-lying areas to relocate to higher ground, and called on the public to remove objects from their rooftops and yards that could be blown away by strong winds.
Rahamneh also urged households to refrain from connecting their drainage pipes to manholes in the street, as the practice places additional pressure on the sewage system and causes manholes to flood.