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Many feared dead after explosion in Ghana – NRK Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

The blast took place in the mining town of Bogoso in western Ghana. The explosives were to be transported from Tarkwa to mines in Chirano.

Several graphic videos will show people being carried away from the place, it writes Yahoo news.

Several eyewitnesses are said to have filmed the incident and posted it on Twitter.

The photo was posted on Twitter by an eyewitness and shows huge damage after the explosion.

Photo: Screenshot from Twitter

Ghanaian police have not given an estimate of how many people may have lost their lives in the blast. It writes Reuters.

Rescue work is underway on the spot and people have been told to move out of the area. Police are said to have asked nearby towns to open classrooms and churches to accommodate survivors. It writes BBC.

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