3 dead, 20 hospitalised in Accra New Town building collapse - Interior Minister
Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak confirmed that three people have died following the collapse of a three-storey building at Accra New Town on Sunday. The Minister said, "So far, information that has been cross-checked, double-checked, visited all the hospitals, just to be sure that we don't give any information that may be far away from the fact."
The incident occurred at an uncompleted structure within the premises of the Accra New Town Experimental Basic School, a site also used by Christian worshippers. Rescue operations intensified into the night, with emergency teams working under floodlights. Personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the National Ambulance Service have been deployed. The Minister said that there was a total of 23 people involved, with three deaths - a male and two females. He added that 20 are alive in various hospitals - the Police Hospital, Mamobi and a private facility. Out of the 23, the total number of females is 15, with eight males, and there are seven minors, but none of those who died were minors.
Rescue teams continue to search through the debris, amid fears that more people could still be trapped. Authorities say some victims were earlier heard calling for help from beneath the rubble.
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Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak is on the scene of a building collapse in Accra New Town- as rescue teams search for victims. Emergency responders face a race against time- but what challenges do they face?
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