ເຫດລະເບີດທີ່ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນ ໃນເມືອງຫຼວງຂອງປະເທດ Ghana ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ມີຄົນເສຍຊີວິດຢ່າງໜ້ອຍ 73 ຄົນ ເຊິ່ງເປັນຜູ້ຄົນທີ່ໄປລີ້ຝົນທີ່ຕົກ ລົງມາຢ່າງແຮງ.
ເຈົ້າໜ້້າທີ່ຂອງ Ghana ໄດ້ຢືນຢັນເຖິງການເກີດອຸບັດເຫດ ໃນວັນພະຫັດມື້ນີ້. ລາຍງານຈາກສະຖານທີ່ເກີດເຫດແຈ້ງວ່າ ເຫດລະເບີດ ແລະ ໄຟໄໝ້ ແມ່ນໄດ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນຢູ່ທີ່ປ້ຳນ້ຳມັນແຫ່ງໜຶ່ງ ແລະ ລຸກລາມ ຕໍ່ໄປໃສ່ຕຶກອາຄານທີ່ຢູ່ໃກ້ຄຽງ ໃກ້ກັບຄຸ້ມ Kwame Nkrumah ໃນໃຈກາງເມືອງ Accra.
ສາເຫດຂອງການລະເບີດແມ່ນຍັງບໍ່ຈະແຈ້ງ.
ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ກ່າວວ່າ ໂຮງໝໍໄດ້ຮັບເອົາສົບຂອງຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດຫຼາຍເທົ່າທີ່ຈະຫຼາຍໄດ້. ການຄົ້ນຫາຜູ້ເຄາະຮ້າຍເພີ່ມເຕີມແມ່ນກຳລັງດຳເນີນຢູ່. ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ເຕືອນວ່າ ຈຳນວນຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດມີທ່າທາງວ່າ ຈະເພີ້ມຂຶ້ນຕື່ມ.
ມີພະນັກງານມອດໄຟ ຕຳຫຼວດ ທະຫານ ແລະເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຮັບມືກັບເຫດ ການສຸກເສີນໄປມີໜ້າຢູ່ ບ່ອນເກີດເຫດເພື່ອປະຕິບັດງານກູ້ໄພ. ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າພວກເຂົາຈະຖືກເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ບອກໃຫ້ຢູ່ຫ່າງໆ.
ລາຍງານຂ່າວໂທລະພາບ ແລະ ຮູບພາບຂອງອຸບັດເຫດຄັ້ງນີ້ ໄດ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນສົບຄົນຕາຍ ແລະ ລົດທີ່ຖືກໄຟເຜົາໄໝ້, ແລະ ເຄື່ອງປັ່ນນ້ຳສີດຢູ່ຕາມຖະໜົນຫົນທາງທີ່ຢູ່ໃກ້ຄຽງ.
ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ທ່ານ John Mahama ໄດ້ໄປຢ້ຽມຢາມບ່ອນເກີດອຸບັດເຫດ, ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ ເຈົ້າຄອງກຳແພງເມືອງ Accra ແລະ ສະມາ ຊິກສະພາ. ແລະ ໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າການສູນເສຍຊີວິດຄັ້ງນີ້ ແມ່ນຄວາມຫາຍານະ ແລະ ສັນຍາວ່າຈະບໍ່ໃຫ້ມີເຫດແນວນີ້ອີກ.
An explosion at a gas station in Ghana's capital has killed at least 73 people who had gathered for shelter during torrential rains.
Ghanaian officials confirmed the accident Thursday. Reports from the scene said the explosion and resulting fire took place at a gas station and spread to nearby buildings near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in central Accra.
The cause of the explosion is still unclear.
Officials say local hospitals have taken as many bodies as they can accommodate. The search for more victims continues, and officials have warned that the death toll is likely to rise.
Fire, police, armed forces, and emergency services personnel are at the site to conduct rescue operations. A crowd has gathered at the site, despite an official request that they stay away.
Television footage and photos of the accident site show graphic images of charred bodies and vehicles, and churning waters in nearby streets.
President John Mahama has visited the scene of the accident, along with the mayor of Accra and a member of parliament. The president told reporters the loss of life is "catastrophic" and vowed such an incident will not be repeated.
Accra has suffered two days of heavy rains that have flooded homes, caused power outages, and left some roads impassable. Officials said the toll from the accident is high because people had gathered at the fuel station and nearby buildings to escape the floods. The flooding has also hampered rescue operations.
