Accra floods driven more by poor drainage and silt than littering — Dr Ohemeng-Ntiamoah
Environmental engineer Dr Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah has said that Accra's recurring floods are caused more by inadequate drainage infrastructure and silted waterways than by indiscriminate littering…
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