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10 dead bodies identified by relatives in Akyem Batabi church building collapsing

Ten dead bodies have been exhumed from the debris of a collapsed three-storey church building at Akim Batabi near Oda in the Eastern Region.

The Church of Prosperity building came down on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, when some members of the church were resting in the building after a prayer session.

It was during their prayer that the unfortunate incident happened.

The building is said to have been there for more than 10 years and some officials of the Geological Survey Department warn the church to pull it down but they didn’t.

A joint rescue team made up of officials of the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, Ghana National Fire Service, Police, Ambulance Service are currently at the scene with excavators trying to rescue people trapped under the rubble.

It is not clear if the pastor is among the victims. The Asene Akroso NADMO Director Gyan Willington confirmed the incident to Starr News.

According to him, the Building was still under construction.

 

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