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Two dead after building collapse in Cape Coast following heavy rainfall
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Two individuals, 12-year-old Anastasia Abakah and 40-year-old Adwoa Baduwa, have died after a building collapsed in Cape Coast, Ghana, on Sunday, June 21, 2026. The incident occurred at Gyagyaano, behind Yogurt Fie on Idan Fourth Alley, when a single-room structure caved in after a heavy downpour. Four occupants were trapped under the rubble. Personnel from the Cape Coast Metropolitan Fire Station and the Central Regional Fire Service Headquarters responded to the distress calls, successfully extricating all four victims. They were transported to Ewim Polyclinic for emergency medical attention, where Abakah and Baduwa were pronounced dead. The other two victims are currently receiving medical treatment. Preliminary investigations by the Central Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service suggest that prolonged heavy rainfall weakened the building's structural integrity. The Fire Service has advised residents in old mud houses or buildings with structural defects to seek professional assessments and evacuate unsafe structures, especially during the rainy season. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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