After a church structure collapsed at Old Bortianor in the Greater Accra Region, seven (7) construction workers are reportedly in critical condition.
Earlier today, the Word In Action Church’s three-story auditorium in the Ga South Municipality collapsed.
The victims were reportedly engaged in a facility extension project when the disaster reportedly occurred.
Seven people who were working on an extension project for the auditorium reportedly heard an unusual noise, but the building collapsed as they tried to flee, according to some eyewitnesses.
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All of the victims were initially taken to the Bortianor polyclinic, and one of them was later taken to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after suffering a critical injury.
“I can say that one of the injured persons is very hurt because the pillars really hit him hard. That is what I actually saw”, an eyewitness told CitiNews.
In order to determine whether there may be additional victims buried beneath the debris, representatives from the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) have visited the scene of the incident.
In other news, the Aboakyer festival, which involves deer hunting, was recently observed by the people of Winneba in the Central Region.
There were many activities and preparations made prior to the hunt day, including purification rites in which two groups, Tuafo and Dentsifo, carried their gods along predetermined routes through the town.
The town’s youth joyfully prepared themselves on the day of the hunt while joking around and dancing and drumming. However, some criminals had set up shop to target people’s bags and purses. Surprisingly, one of their victims was a fetish priestess.
The priestess, who was covered in white markings, described her experience to Atinka TV.
She claimed that her phone, cash, and purse had been taken. Reminding them that the festival was a time for celebration, not theft, she pleaded with the thief to give back her possessions.
