At least 17 people are feared dead after a tree fell on revelers at the Kintampo Waterfalls in the Brong Ahafo Region on Sunday afternoon.
Several others were injured in the accident, said to have occurred between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm.
The victims, largely students of the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School, were on an excursion and were swimming when the tree fell from the top on them.
Many of the victims are believed to be students, who were swimming under the fall.
An eyewitness who works with the Information Services Department (ISD) told Accra based Joy FMthat there was a rainstorm accompanied by wind and thunder which forced three trees to the ground..
A joint team of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service and Ghana Police Service were at the scene to rescue the trapped victims.
Source: Daily Graphic
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May the souls of these students rest in peace...God have mercy on Ghanaians
Before the 2016 elections in Ghana a number of people in the Asante and Bring Ahafo Regiong were calling on the Thunder God to trick people. Have you seen what is happening.A priest told me we should expect more of this in the near future.
proper safety measures should be put in place in all the tourist attractions in Ghana. we always overlook safety procedures until something awful happens. proactive Ghanaians
The teachers that organised these even must be arrested. why should the allow the student to swim while the weather was not favorable...this is the fault of the staff that made this event possible..
Ghana used to be a God loving nation, but why all these happenings? Where ar all these pastors and men of God who can predict elections etc? We are begging u oo, all political parties and politicians, if any group or any one promised any deity of poor innocent youth blood, please we beg, go and reverse it. Why is it all about the youth? Youth going for Interco in Kumasi, Car smashes one to death. University students committing suicides, Nursing students going for a socio, 4 death, JHS student, commits suicide, SHS student going for excursion, abt 20 deaths, Why????? Me I hv Started suspecting ooo Please our Leaders sit up and do something oo We Ghanaians needs the love of God back on this nation Thats my humble appeal Thank you
the organizers and teachers of the event should be arrested. why allow kids to swim in rains with heavy thunder storms?..... and educated illiterates still blames politicians how ***barred word*** are we becoming
the Ghaianain politicians are very wicked. After stealing the nations money, then they use innocent blood for their sacrifices. these things happens often after every four years in election year. we must start beating all politicians in Ghana.
And the same day he(the president) received the 'horn of unicorn'from the so called pastor, 20 people perished and many others injured at the Kintampo water falls. Just wondering why would people especially those who are supposed to know better still follow these fake pastors. May God save us and guide us on the right path. Aammen.
@Aeron . It is becoming too extreme from gas explosion through lofty accidents to suicide to natural disasters. Ghanaians deserve better. Where are men of God?
Fellow Ghanaians let's force Nana 110 Addo to pacify the evil deities he and the NPP he wickedly CONTRACTED against us who are demanding their human sacrifice by killing innocent Ghanaians else Ghana will extinct .