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The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has lead a government delegation to Appiatse, a suburb in Bogoso in the Western Region to commiserate with the families of the bereaved.
About seventeen people were confirmed dead in a gas explosion in Appiatse on Thursday with 59 injured and currently receiving treatments at the hospital.[ads2]
Several others were stranded after their homes were devastated by the explosion with most spending the night in schools and churches.
The Vice President is leading the delegation to ascertain the fact of the incident and also donate relief items to the stranded persons and visit those receiving treatment at the hospitals.[ads3]
He will be joined by government officials including ministers of state.
Meanwhile, an evacuation plan has been activated to move victims in critical conditions to medical facilities in Accra for further treatment.[ads5]
