Mr Cletus Avoka, Minister of the Interior, on Friday said government would not hesitate to demolish structures put up on waterways irrespective of the political affiliation of offenders so as to save lives.
"It is better to save the lives of many than to lose one," he said when his ministry presented GH¢500 each to families of seven people who lost their lives during the June 19 heavy downpour in the Greater Accra Region.
The families in addition are to receive 10 mini bags of rice and five cartons of oil from the offices of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO).
The deceased who are yet to be buried are Mr Victor Amukwe Tetteh, 80, Mary Asiam, 67, Pastor Isaac Oppong-Kusi, 36, Brenya Yalley, 30, Paul Agbemuyebor, a 28-year-old Togolese and Sharatu Yalley, 21.
Fenyi Lian, a 4-year-old boy who also lost his life, has since been buried.
Mr Avoka tasked the public to take issues on the environment, sanitation and development seriously.
He noted that 90 per cent of the floods in the metropolis were caused by human activities saying, "We need to learn from the past".
The Minister noted that money which had been given out could have been used for developmental purposes and appealed to people who lived on low lying areas to relocate to areas which are free from flood.
Mr Avoka said the government was committed to ensure that flooding was reduced to the barest minimum.
Mrs Silvia Akushie Tetteh, daughter of late Mr Victor Amukwe Tetteh, thanked government.