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Government on Wednesday dispatched eight trucks with relief items to the three northern regions to support victims of floods that left in their wake death and widespread devastation to crops, land, houses and roads.The items included cooking utensils, roofing sheets, mats, blankets and plastic wares.They are part of government's efforts to help those who have been displaced or affected by the floods.Nana Obiri Boahen, Minister of State at Ministry of the Interior, who dispatched the team from Accra, reiterated government's commitment to support the victims and vulnerable people in the society.He urged government officials in the affected regions to ensure the items reached the people who really needed them in order not to thwart government's effort."I will follow up to the area in two weeks to find out for myself how the items are being distributed and whether they reached the right people, that is those who really need them," the Minister said.Source: GNA
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