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Cape Coast: Another vintage storey building collapses killing one woman
A second storey-building has collapsed in Cape Coast killing one person, five days after another incident which killed two people
This latest incident happened Tuesday dawn at Idun near Amissah Ekyir around 2am, leading to the death of one Ernestina Nduom. Her grandson sustained injuries.
The Mayor of Cape Coast, George Justice Arthur, broke the news of Madam Ernestina Nduom’s tragic passing to the family after she was rushed to the hospital.
Two persons were rescued from the rubble and rushed to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital for treatment.
The other victim, a man, is receiving treatment.
Last Saturday, a collapsed building killed two elderly persons and injured three others at the London bridge in Cape Coast.
This brings to three the number of deaths caused by collasped buildings in less than a week after heavy rains.
Old buildings
Cape Coast has some very old homes in the central area.
The Metropolitan Chief Executive for Cape Coast, Justice George Arthur has said all such structures would be demolished to avert more disasters as heavy rains set in.
