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Floods leave five dead in southern Ghana city

Xinhua, June 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

Five people lost their lives in flooding waters in southern Ghana city of Cape Coast, about 144 km west of the capital, local media reports said Monday.

While one of the victims was electrocuted after electricity poles fell into the flood waters, another was said to have been carried away by the raging floods following five days of torrential rains.

Three others died when a building caved in on them as a result of the continued rains in the city, one of Ghana's tourism hubs.

Reports said the bodies have been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

The National Disaster Management Organization's (NADMO ) has deployed its officials since Friday to try and assist the residents during the continued rains.

Ghana's coastal and middle belts have been experiencing continuous rains since early last week. Endit