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2015 Accra floods

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2015 Accra floods
flood
CountryGhana Edit
Ein locationAccra Edit
Point for tym insyd2015 Edit

De 2015 Accra floods be heavy rain wey fall, wey edey continuously dey cause flooding for Accra insyd, de largest city for Ghana.[1] De rain start for 1 June 2015. Wey oda things wey sana cause dis flood be de improper planning give de settlement for Accra insyd, de gutters all choke wey e block de drainage system plus oda human factors. De flood sana cause heavy traffic for roads wey dey de city insyd. Plus e sana block commercial activities wey dey go on for da market insyd wey da flood sana trap workers for dema job top.[2][3] Na Alfred Oko Vanderpujie wey be Mayor give Accra, e describe de flood say ebe critical.[4] 25 people wey die directly for de flood insyd, wey petrol station explode, wey e kill like say 200 people add de 25 people wey die.[5][6]

Areas Wey De Flood Affect

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Kaneshie

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Kaneshie market plus ein surrounding drown wey na e prevent vehicles sey dem for move.[7]

Graphic Road

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De flood enter Graphic road wey be home give chaw automobile companies plus scrap dealers den oder mannas.[8] Esana flood Toyota Ghana plus Rana Motors dema showrooms wey e drown all dema products [9][10]

GOIL fire

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Main article: 2015 Accra explosion

For June 3,2015 insyd, na Goil fuel station wey dey near Kwame Nkrumah Interchange burn people plus vehicle wey dey de area as de fuel station blow.[11] De fire sana burn forex bureau plus pharmacy wey dey near de fuel station.[12] Na dem move over 200[5] people wey wound plus bodies go 37 Military Hospital. De hospital later come announce sey dem no go fit accommodate more bodies.[13][14] Na dem still dey search wetin cause de fire. 4 June 2015 be the day wey Mayor give Accra Alfred Vanderpujie, Korle Klottey wey be member of parliament, Nii Armah Ashitey plus President John Mahama visit de scence wey de incident happen.[15]

Response

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Na Presido Mahama declare 3 days' national mourning give victims wey de flood plus explosion affect. Na de government sanso release GHC 60million make dem take support de victims.[16][17]

References

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  1. ↑ Gomda, A.R. (3 June 2015). "Rains Wash Accra". Daily Guide. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Accra flooded following continuous Rainfall". gbcghana.com. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Floods submerge Accra for the umpteenth time". citifmonline.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Baiocchi, Francisco (3 June 2015). "Chaos reigns as Accra is submerged by heavy rains". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Over 200 killed in Ghana gas station explosion". Zee News. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ghana petrol station inferno kills about 150 in Accra". BBC. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kaneshie floods as cars submerge". ghanaweb.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Accra: Taskforce clears unauthorized structures along Graphic Road". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  9. ↑ Kai Lokko, Vivian (4 June 2015). "Accra floods hit Ghana's automobile industry". citifmonline.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Afanyi Dadzie, Ebenezer (4 June 2015). "Photo: The impact of Accra's floods on businesses is depicted here". TV3 Ghana. Archived from the original on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Baiocchi, Francisco (4 June 2015). "UPDATE: Disaster! Many dead in fuel station fire". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Accra Floods: Over 80 People Dead In Goil Filling Station Fire". peacefmonline.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Accra floods: More than 100 feared dead after explosion". Daily Guide. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  14. ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (4 June 2015). "Accra floods: More than 70 people reported dead after petrol station fire in Ghana's capital city". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Abass Daabu, Malik (4 June 2015). "Floods: We must make sure this doesn't happen again - Mahama". myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Gadugah, Nathan (4 June 2015). "Floods: Mahama declares 3 days of mourning". Myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "President Mahama Announces 3-days of National Mourning & 60 Million GH. Cedis to Support Flood Victims". gbcghana.com. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-06. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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