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Ghana petrol station blast kills more than 175

June 5, 2015

Heavy rains have been experienced in Ghana’s capital which led to many being homeless and without power.The flooding may have caused the inferno but it is still not clear.This should be an eye opener to our Kenyan government of how serious floods can be

President John Dramani Mahama has announced three days of national mourning to begin on Monday.

It is thought that people were in the petrol station sheltering from the downpours when the fire broke out.

President Mahama visited the burnt-out petrol station and described the deaths as “catastrophic” and “almost unprecedented”.

He vowed to take tough measures to stop people building on waterways, which appeared to have been a factor in the disaster.

“I think that the time has come for us to remove houses out of water and the public should understand that it is necessary to save everybody else”

Following an emergency meeting of cabinet and security chiefs on how to tackle flooding, the government says it will release £9m ($14m) to help flood victims.

Schools were closed across the capital and children asked to stay at home