The MELCOM department store caved in on Wednesday and injured several workers and shoppers. Seventy-six survivors have been rescued with nine persons reported dead, as at Thursday morning.
The multi-storey shopping mall collapsed while the workers reportedly assembled to pray before commencing business.
Nana Akufo-Addo who was touring the Volta region when the incident occurred, has issued a statement to express his sympathies to the affected victims.
Below Is The Full Statement…
Whilst touring the Volta Region today, I received word that this morning, the Melcom building in Achimota collapsed with some fatalities already reported and an unknown number of people still trapped inside.
There will be time to find the causes of this tragedy, responsible for the loss of life and injury to so many people, but at this time, I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to those who have been affected by this tragedy.
It is my sincerest prayer that we can minimise the loss of life and that the hardworking men and women of the Ghana Fire Service can conduct a successful search and rescue operation.
Let us remain calm and collectively pray for the lives of all those involved in this tragedy as we await more details.
Nana Akufo-Addo
2012 NPP Presidential Candidate
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