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Rural Development and Local Government Minister Khadijah Ameen met with representatives from the Penal/Debe Regional Corporation (PDRC) to discuss urgent flood mitigation efforts ahead of what is forecast to be an intense rainy season.

Ameen acknowledged the region's longstanding vulnerability to flooding but added that solutions are at hand — if approached with urgency and collaboration.

"This is not business as usual. There is a new government," Ameen said.