DAY 2: Post-flood clean-up continues as gov’t brings in more trucks, tricycles

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, says the government has deployed additional trucks and tricycles to support the ongoing post-flood clean-up exercise, assuring that the evacuation of refuse from affected communities will continue beyond the initial operation.

Speaking in an interview with JoyNews' Fatawu Bayaga on Saturday, July 11, during the second day of the national general cleaning exercise ahead of President John Mahama's to inspect the exercise, the Local Government Minister said the operation would continue until all accumulated refuse is cleared.

The minister also stressed that the clean-up exercise is part of broader measures to prevent future flooding, noting that waste left in communities can easily be washed back into drains during rainfall.