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TOPSHOT - EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows a general view of the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Some stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon have successfully arrived in the country following businessman, Kennedy Agyapong‘s support.

The group, numbering about 300, arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Mr Agyapong who is the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, following the stranded Ghanaians’ appeal for evacuation initiated a fund raising project.

He managed to raise total donations of $428,650 and a personal donation of $200k, all of which he presented to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.

Some of the evacuees speaking in an interview with Net 2 TV shared horrible experiences during their stay in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the government is also expected to evacuate about 1,500 citizens following a recent explosion in Beirut, Lebanon which left scores injured and other dead.

 

Source: adomonline.com

 

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