President John Atta Mills has directed the National Disaster Management Organisation to take urgent steps to address the plight of victims of yesterday's flooding in Accra and other areas as a result of heavy rains.
At least five persons died in floods in Accra and several buildings and property were destroyed as a result of the flooding, which was particularly severe in the capital and Kpong in the Eastern Region.
President Mills who is currently attending a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and also sympathised with the injured and those whose property were damaged by the floods, a statement signed by deputy Information Minister James Agyenim-Boateng said.