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President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday visited the Volta Region and sympathised flood victims. At Adaklu Waya in the Adaklu Anyigbe District President Mills donated GH� 2,000 to the family of Mansa Tigri, 42, who drowned in a river as a result of the floods. There was also a pledge from the Government to support the education of the children of the deceased. Govt also released relief items to the affected communities. President Mills expressed sympathy to the bereaved family and the Adaklu Waya community and said he wished he were there in happy times. Notwithstanding, the floods had afforded him the opportunity, though in sad times, to visit the people, reassuring them that would not be the last. The President commended the people for their community spirit, hard work and sacrifice and assured them that his administration would do its best to address their concerns. Power, he said, belonged to the people and his government would in no way misapply the mandate given it. �Government is here to serve you. You voted us into power. Power doesn�t belong to us,� President Mills said and expressed confidence in the people that they would renew the mandate of his government in 2012 to continue to tackle the programmes it had started. President Mills assured the people that the Government would do whatever it took to enable them to get over their difficulty.