Paebo quarry blast victims receive GH₵122K worth of relief items

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January 6, 2016 2:07 PM

The donation, which is the first phase of government's support to the affected residents include 800 pieces of wood,100 packets of roofing sheets and 15 boxes of roofing nails.

Paebo quarry blast victims receive GH₵122K worth of relief items. (Photo credit: TV3)

The National Disaster Management Organisation [NADMO] has presented relief items worth GHC122,000 to residents of Paebo who were affected by last month's explosion at an abandoned quarry site in the area.

Member of Parliament for the area, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, had earlier petitioned President Mahama to intervene in the plights of the affected residents.

According to him, NADMO has neglected the victims of the explosion.

Background

About thirteen people sustained serious injuries after an explosion at an abandoned quarry site in Paebo in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern region.

The blast, which occurred on December 23, 2015, collapsed several buildings in the community and destroyed lots of property worth thousands of Ghana cedis.

Over one thousand people were displaced as a result of the explosion.

Meanwhile, the Nsawam police have arrested one man who was found trespassing in the restricted quarrying community of Paebo, days after an explosion occurred in the area.

According to the police, the man's action is at variance with the law as the area has been marked as a restricted area following the explosion.

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