2022 Bogoso explosion
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On 20 January 2022, a large explosion occurred in Apiate, a suburban community near Bogoso in the Western Region of Ghana, after a truck transporting mining explosives collided with a motorcycle. The
Aftermath of explosion
Large crater left in road after explosion
Tarkwa
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Tarkwa is a town and is the capital of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District, a district in the Western Region southwest of South Ghana. Frequently dubbed as the "Golden City" by its indigenous populace, t
2022 Bogoso explosion
…churches etc to accommodate surviving victims". Casualties were taken to the nearby Aseda Hospital, as well as a health centre in Bogoso, hospitals in Tarkwa and the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Takoradi. The Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service brought an excavator to the scene to assist with recovery…
Village and road at Tarkwa 2005
The Mali Empire in 1337, including the location of the Bambuk, Bure, Lobi and Akan Goldfields
Tarkwa mining