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.
They include 60-year-old Afia Tameklo who was reportedly killed by a falling pillar as she tried to escape.
Rescuers are still searching for persons trapped under the debris, Daily View Gh reports.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) was at the scene of the incident Wednesday morning and left after some minutes promising to mobilise more excavators for the task.
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.
The Daily View Gh at the scene that at least 64 members were in the building when it tumbled.
One of the eyewitnesses who spoke to reporters on the scene indicated that today was not a church day as it had earlier been thought.
But the church members had gathered to pray for their pastor (leader) who has been sick for some time now.
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.
See photos from the scene below
Dailyviewgh.com
