We may not eliminate flooding completely, but we can minimise its impact – Mahama
“In the aftermath of the floods that affected a lot of the southern coastal part of our country, I deemed it necessary for us to have a national security meeting to discuss the issues arising out of that natural disaster,” President Mahama said.
The President made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting of the National Security Council convened to assess the aftermath of the June 29 floods, which affected several communities in southern Ghana.
President Mahama noted that although a flood mitigation task force had been established before the disaster and had undertaken some dredging of waterways, the unprecedented volume of rainfall overwhelmed existing interventions.
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