Urban Flash Floods Increasing Due to Rising Population : vim

Mr Eric Essuman, the Acting Director-General of Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), says flash floods are a growing threat in urban areas due to population increase, migration, and climate change. He said flash floods were sudden local floods of great volume and short duration occurring within six hours or less of…

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