Dozens feared dead after immense explosion rocks western Ghana

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

Dozens of people are feared dead after a truck carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle in western Ghana, sparking an explosion that has left hundreds of buildings destroyed.

The accident happened around noon in Apiate, near the mining city of Bogoso, 300km (180 miles) west of the West African country’s capital, Accra.
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At least 57 who were injured had been taken to local hospitals, emergency officials said. Dr Joseph Darko, working at Apiate hospital, told AFP that five of the casualties had been taken there, “including a five-year-old child who is in a life-threatening condition”.

More than 500 buildings had been destroyed, said Seji Saji Amedonu, deputy director general of the National Disaster Management Organisation.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/20/ghana-explosion-apiate-mining-vehicle

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More at BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-60074511

[bahboo]

1. jesus...what type of explosive was that truck carrying....

[Delphinus]

2. Yeah,

I looked at this and said "Huh?"