Tragedy as Strange Tree Kills 20 Fun-seekers at a Popular Waterfall After Falling During a Storm in Ghana

Up to 20 people have died and many have
been injured after a large tree fell on them
at a popular waterfall spot in Kintampo,
Ghana.

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At least a total of 20 people have died and
many have been injured after a large tree
fell on them at a popular waterfall spot in
the Kintampo area of Ghana.
According to BBC Africa, the victims were
swimming during a storm when the tree
which had seemingly been brought down
by the storm, caused the tragic accident,
emergency officials said.
Ghana National Fire Service spokesman,
Prince Billy Anaglate said the incident
happened at the Kintampo waterfalls in the
Brong-Ahafo region.
A combined team of police and fire service
personnel attended the accident site, in a
bid to rescue those trapped by the tree.
“A huge tree fell at the top when the rains began
and crashed the revellers,” an eyewitness told
Ghana’s Starr News.
“Most of them are students of the Wenchi Senior
High School. Others are tourists. We are trying to
save those who are trapped by cutting the trees
with chainsaws.”
Fire Service spokesman Mr Anaglate said
that 18 students had died at the scene,
while two others died in hospital.
He said 11 people were receiving
treatment, including one of the school
administrators in charge of the trip.
Other reports put the number of injured at
over 20. They are being treated at the
Kintampo Municipal hospital.
“We extend our condolences to the families of the
dead and pray for the injured,” Ghana’s tourism
minister Catherine Abelema Afeku said in a
statement.
Alabatvnews.