22 dead bodies identified after a four-day rescue mission at Akyem Batabi
22 dead bodies identified after a four-day rescue mission at Akyem Batabi
At least 22 dead bodies have been recovered after a four-day rescue effort to find persons who are trapped following the collapse of a church building at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region.
Rescuers recovered 22 dead bodies including that of a baby girl after the second day of finding 15 dead bodies.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) which was leading the rescue mission ended the operation on Friday, October 23.
Of the dead persons, 12 were females and 10 were males.
Eight survivors were saved during the earlier stages of the rescue efforts.
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The three-storey building which served as a structure for the Church of Prosperity collapsed around 2 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
After some four days searching for survivors, NADMO halted the use of machines.
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The Ghana Air Force provided the sniffer dogs during the early hours of Friday to check for possible bodies covered by the debris.
There were conflicting reports about the number of persons who were in the building before it went down.
Source: www.spotonnews.net
