Environmental scientist Professor Christopher Gordon has identified a combination of urban indiscipline, climate change, and weak regulatory enforcement as key factors behind the tragic June 3, 2015, disaster in Accra.
The incident, one of Ghana's worst national tragedies, occurred when torrential rains caused severe flooding around the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
The floodwaters mixed with leaking fuel from a nearby GOIL fuel station, leading to a devastating explosion that killed over 150 people who had taken shelter from the rain.
Speaking on Channel One TV's The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Wednesday, June 4, Prof.
