20 dead in Kintampo Waterfall disaster

Twenty people have been confirmed dead and about 30 others injured at the Kintampo Waterfall in the Brong Ahafo Region where a tree has fallen off the top of the waterfall to the ground.

Brong Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kwame Takyi-Poku, Oman FM Monday they do not expect to find any more bodies following the thorough work of the rescue workers, which includes personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service.

The accident struck after a huge tree fell on revelers at the Kintampo Water Fall on Sunday.

The victims, most of whom are students of the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School and School of Mines and Natural Resouces at Fiapre, were on an excursion and swimming in the water when the tumbling tree crushed them to death.

"A huge tree fell at the top when the rains began and crashed the revellers," an eyewitness recounted.

The rescue team used chainsaws to cut through logs to free trapped bodies.

Meanwhile, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Afeku, has expressed her condolences to the families of victims in the Kintampo incident.

In a statement released Sunday, she cautioned the public to be circumspect in the circulation of images of the dead and injured.

The Bono Ahafo Regional Minister, Asumah Kyeremeh is billed to visit the site of the accident and victims receiving treatment at the hospital.

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