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More Than 150 People Killed In Petrol Station Blast During Heavy Flooding In Ghana

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More than 150 people have died in a devastating petrol station blast during heavy flooding in Ghana’s capital, prompting the nation’s leader to call three days of national mourning over the “catastrophic” loss of life.

The fire hit a filling station in Accra late on Wednesday, causing an explosion at the pumps that killed dozens of people seeking shelter from torrential rains and widespread flooding in the area that also claimed numerous victims.

“As of yesterday (Thursday) we have recovered more than 150 corpses. Sixty people have been taken to the hospital,” Red Cross disaster management coordinator Francis Obeng told AFP Friday, raising the toll from Thursday’s count of at least 90 killed.

As he toured the scene of the disaster, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama described the loss of life as “catastrophic and almost unprecedented” and announced three days of national mourning from Monday, with flags flying at half-mast, after rescue operations finished.

“A lot of people have lost their lives and I am lost for words,” he told reporters.

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