Homes Burn Amid COVID-19 Lockdown in Accra

Nipah Dennis

Apr 9, 2020·2 min read

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Homes burn to the ground in Old Fadama, Agbogbloshie amid partial lockdown in Accra and Kumasi to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Image for post — Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah

Image for post — Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah

Image for post — Resident carries debris collected after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Resident carries debris collected after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Firefighters extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Firefighters extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Firefighters extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Firefighters extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Resident extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Resident extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents look on as fire ravaged homes in Agbogbloshie. Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents look on as fire ravaged homes in Agbogbloshie. Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents look on as fire ravaged homes in Agbogbloshie. Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents look on as fire ravaged homes in Agbogbloshie. Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Firefighters extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Firefighters extinguish fire as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents try to find valuables in the debris after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents try to find valuables in the debris after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Homes burned to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Residents try to find valuables in the debris after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Ph — Residents try to find valuables in the debris after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Residents try to find valuables in the debris after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Ph — Residents try to find valuables in the debris after homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents look on as fire ravaged homes in Agbogbloshie. Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Image for post — Residents look on as fire ravaged homes in Agbogbloshie. Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Firefighters reverse from the residence as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Ni — Firefighters reverse from the residence as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

Firefighters reverse from the residence as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Ni — Firefighters reverse from the residence as homes burn to the ground in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. April 7, 2020. Photo by Nipah Dennis

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Nipah Dennis

Documentary Photographer based in Accra, Ghana. http://www.nipahdennis.com/

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