Obuasi

Obuasi Faces Looming Water Crisis As Odaso River Is Heavily Polluted
02 Sep

Obuasi Faces Looming Water Crisis As Odaso River Is Heavily Polluted

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The Ghana Water company in Ashanti has forewarned that residents in Obuasi and adjoining communities face a looming water shortage as illegal mining activities continue to ravage water bodies in the area. The Odaso treatment plant, the main source of water to the mining communities, is now heavily polluted beyond its permissible limits with about 60% of the water treated from the plant going to waste. Illegal mining activities along river bodies continue unabated in the Ashanti region, damaging water sources intended for domestic and agricultural use. The Odaso treatment plant serves residents in Obuasi and its surrounding communities, but…
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8 Shops Burn To Ashes At Obuasi Black Park
27 Feb

8 Shops Burn To Ashes At Obuasi Black Park

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A devastating fire outbreak has resulted in the destruction of containers at Obuasi Black Park in the Ashanti Region. The blaze, which started from a single container, quickly spread to other structures, engulfing a total of eight containers. Responding swiftly to the emergency, firefighters from Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine and the Ghana National Fire Service in Obuasi were on the scene to contain the inferno and prevent further spread. James Nunoo, a Fire Rescue Team Officer from AGA Obuasi Mining, confirmed the incident and the extent of the damage, revealing that more shops would have been affected if they had…
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Military Allegedly Deployed To Obuasi Over 300 Illegal Miners Trapped In Anglogold Mine
31 May

Military Allegedly Deployed To Obuasi Over 300 Illegal Miners Trapped In Anglogold Mine

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The Ghana Armed Forces reportedly deployed its personnel to Obuasi on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, over the commotion surrounding reports of illegal miners being trapped in a mine shaft belonging to AngloGold. It is not clear why the military personnel were deployed but a video shared by Kumasi-based Oyerepa TV showed them trying to control an aggrieved crowd of people. The army personnel arrived in some of their military vehicles and they were more than fifty in number. They started firing warning shots after some residents started pelting stones at them. The personnel could also be seen preventing some youth…
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