Another building has collapsed at Osenase in the Denkyembuor District of the Eastern Region.
Fortunately, the incident occurred when nine (9) occupants of the house were not present.
The occupants have however been displaced.
Many Household properties have also been destroyed, according to officials of the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, who visited the scene for assessment.
The incident is happening at the back of a Church building collapse disaster which occurred Tuesday at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Akroso Manso district.
The death toll from the incident at Akyem has risen to 16 out of over 23 people retrieved as of Thursday morning.
A joint rescue team made up of officials of the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, Ghana National Fire Service, Police, Ambulance Service, BNI, National Security and Military are still on grounds continuing with the rescue mission for the third day.
The Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfuor rushed to the scene a few hours after it happened.
The challenge now is the inability to establish the exact number of persons strapped under the rubbles
Thirteen (13) victims were extricated on the first day of the rescue mission out of which 6 -all females were dead, one (1) in critical condition while 6 victims namely Adu Godfred, 21, Erasmus Larnor, 25, Elizabeth Toot, 18, Bridget Birorey, 59, Jonas Larnor, 45, and Charity Addison, 38 have been treated and discharged by the Oda Government Hospital.
According to the local Police, the Founder of Church of Prosperity, Prophet Isaac Ofori is popularly known as Akoa Isaac, is assisting Police with the investigation.
The founder of the Church Prophet Akoa Isaac has meanwhile told Police that, he was sick and lying in his residence on t near the Church building when he heard the implosion of the collapsed building.
He said he was told that about 56 worshippers were in and around the building fasting and praying when the incident happened.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
