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.