Rain, floods and sanitation: Ghana deserves better than annual tragedies
Ghana's President declared a National Clean-up exercise after rains caused garbage, cars, and people to float down streets. The President described the need to do better, but there was no report of national rainstorms/drainage plans, no new budget, and no accountability measures like dismissals for dereliction. Zoomlion leaders assigned 2,000 people to help in the clean-up.
A government member berated a bank for doing its business instead of doing clean-up. In 2014, rains were followed by deaths, some from cholera. According to the World Bank, sanitation problems cost about 290 million USD or about 1.6% of Ghana's GDP annually. 1 in 5 Ghanaians practice open defecation, and only 25% have access to good sanitation.
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Ghana faces annual tragedies due to rain, floods, and poor sanitation, a recurring issue that leaves many citizens frustrated. The lack of effective
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