Explosion: NGO urges Ghanaian govt to investigate extent of damage caused to environment

The Centre for Climate Change & Food Security (CCCFS) has charged government to commission a full-blown inquiry to ascertain the extent of damage caused to the environment by the explosion at Appiatse.

A truck carrying explosive materials for a mining company was involved in an accident at Appiatse, near Bogoso in the Western Region last Thursday, resulting in an explosion that left several dead and many people injured.

In the midst of government efforts to resettle the displaced residents, CCCFS has issued a statement drawing the attention of the government to a key area it must look at.

According to the organisation, it is important that the government conducts an investigation to understand the damage caused to the environment by the explosion.

“We call on government that while at its resettlement efforts, it must commission a full-blown investigations into the extent of the damage caused to the environment and its consequent ecosystem.

“This must be an essential part of the entire response of government, i.e. accounting for the environmental and ecological costs of the explosion,” a CCCFS statement signed by Director of Research, Sulemana Issifu has said.