Disaster may be explained as a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. Following the Bogoso gas explosion disaster, that has left at least 17 people dead and injures 59 others, this article reminds Ghanaians of some unforgettable disasters that has occurred in the past.
1. The Stadium Disaster: ( May 9, 2001)Â
This is often called the May 9th disaster. It has gone down into the history books of Ghana as the biggest stadium disaster that ever happened.
During a match between arch rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko, a fight broke leading to the disaster. Over 100 soccer fans died as a result of a stampede and tear gas after fans tried to escape for their lives.
The tear gas fired into the crowd to cease the fighting rather lead to the deaths of many. Ghana can’t ever forget this disaster.
2. Circle Flood Disaster (June 3, 2015):
A heavy rain downpour on the night of 2nd June 2015, lead to the flooding in Accra circle.
From the dawn of June 3, 2015 news began trooping in about Ghanaians who got burnt after a fuel station exploded at Circle in the heart of Accra. Over 150 people died from the fire explosion.
3. Kintampo Waterfall Disaster (March 19, 2017)
It goes down in history as one of the saddest moment for Ghana as students of Wenchi Senior High School died while on excursion at the Kintampo Waterfall.
The disaster occurred after a number trees came tumbling down while the students were bathing in the water.
Reports revealed that 20 people died as a result of the incident; 17 died on the spot with the 3 others losing their lives at the hospital.Â
4. Kintampo Road Accident (March 22, 2019):
A gory accident that Ghanaians can never forget is the Kintampo road accident.
On March 22, 2019, two buses collided on the Kintampo-Techiman road leading to the death of 57 passengers.
Police said the fatal accident happened around 2 am at a town called Ampoma in the Bono East Region.
Most of those killed were commuters from Garu-Tempane heading towards Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
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