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Ghana: Freak Accident at Waterfall Kills Several Students
DW, 20 March 2017
At least 18 people - mostly students- have died after a large tree fell into a pool at Ghana's Kintampo Waterfall. The unusual accident occurred right after a rainstorm in the… Read more »
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Ghana: President Sends Condolences After Tree Kills 18 at Waterfall
VOA, 21 March 2017
Ghana’s president has offered his condolences to the families of victims of a freak accident at a popular waterfall, in which a tree fell and killed at least 18 people. Read more »
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Ghana: Ghana Tree Fall Kills At Least 18 in Waterfall Pool
Al Jazeera, 20 March 2017
At least 18 people were killed when a large tree fell into the pool they were swimming in at the base of a waterfall in Ghana, police said on Monday. The waterfall, near the town… Read more »
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Ghana: Most of Those Killed at Kintampo Waterfalls are High School Students - Police
Ghana Star, 20 March 2017
Nineteen persons are confirmed dead at the Kintampo Waterfalls in the Brong Ahafo region after trees crashed on them following a heavy storm on Sunday. Read more »
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Ghana: Identification of Bodies Today
Ghana Star, 20 March 2017
Police will be conducting an exercise to identify bodies of victims of the Kintampo Waterfalls accident, Kwasi Botchway, Chef Executive Officer of the Wenchi Methodist Hospital,… Read more »
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Ghana: Kintampo Tragedy - Akufo-Addo Consoles Bereaved Families
Ghana Star, 20 March 2017
President Akufo-Addo has expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the 19 students who were crashed to death by trees at the Kintampo waterfalls. Read more »
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Ghana: Kintampo Waterfalls Incident 'Very Sad' - Mahama
Ghana Star, 20 March 2017
Former president John Mahama has commiserated with the families of the victims of the Kintampo Waterfalls tragedy. Read more »
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Ghana: Kintampo Tragedy Accident Too Many - Oye Lithur
Ghana Star, 20 March 2017
A former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has called for prayers for the country in the wake of Sunday's accident at the Kintampo Waterfalls… Read more »
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Ghana: 20 Dead At Kintampo Waterfalls
Ghana Star, 20 March 2017
Ghanaians are waking up this morning to the tragic news that 20 people (maybe more) were killed in a freak accident at the Kintampo Waterfalls in the Brong Ahafo Region. The… Read more »
Waterfall Trees Crush 19 to Death in Ghana
Eyewitnesses say the heavy trees fell from the top of the Kintampo Waterfalls in the Brong Ahafo region and landed on the people, mostly students who had gone to swim.
