Ghana
Truck Explosion Destroys Town
At least 17 people were killed and dozens more were injured after a motorcycle collided with a truck carrying explosives in a rural mining town in southwestern Ghana. The truck had been transporting explosives between two local gold mines. According to the state’s National Disaster Management Organisation, more than 500 buildings in the town were destroyed. Only a gaping crater is left at the exact site of the explosion, with the truck and road completely destroyed. Fatal mining accidents are not uncommon in West Africa, with three Ghanaian workers dying in a mine collapse just last year.
This map depicts aerial imagery of Apiate, a mining town in southwestern Ghana, where the explosion occurred. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC News
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Russia
Russian Navy on the Move
As Russian land forces continue to amass around Ukraine’s borders, new deployments by the Russian navy are further raising alarm in Ukraine and the NATO alliance. Russia has announced a series of exercises for its naval forces across all its fleets in its territorial and international waters. Particularly concerning to Ukraine and its allies is a group of ships the French navy escorted towards the English Channel this week which included three ships equipped to support troop landing operations. High-level talks between American and Russian diplomats to address the current crisis are taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, while the U.S. and NATO allies continue to consider an effective response to a Russian invasion of Ukraine via sanctions without direct military engagement.
This map depicts the projected movement toward Ukraine of a group of troop landing vessels that launched from a Russian naval base on the Baltic Sea. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Liberia
Deadly Stampede
At least 29 people, including 11 children, are dead after a robbery attempt at a religious gathering outside the Liberian capital of Monrovia triggered a stampede. Hundreds of worshipers had gathered on a fenced-in school field in the suburb of New Kru Town on Wednesday. Shortly after dark, a group of armed robbers attacked the group, and the victims were trampled as the fleeing crowds massed around the exits. Police have questioned one of the organizers of the unsanctioned event. Only one of the suspected robbers has been arrested.
This map depicts the location of the Liberian capital of Monrovia, near where an attack by a gang of armed robbers caused a deadly stampede at a religious gathering. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Pink lakes are not wholly uncommon around the world. This pink lake however, at 600 m long and 250 m wide, stands out due to its proximity to the ocean. Where in the world must you travel to reach it?
A: Australia
Lake Hillier is located on the remote ‘Middle Island’ of Western Australia. The pink colored lake is located near the northern shore of the island surrounded by lush forest, an unusual geography as most pink lakes are surrounded by desert landscapes. Its distinct bright pink color stays year-round, and the water remains pink even in a water bottle. The color is linked to the microorganisms that inhabit the lake – its extreme hypersalinity requires the organisms to produce more glycerol and B-carotenes to survive, which give the lake its pinkish-reddish hues.
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Q: Which state in the U.S. only borders one other state?
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