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A multi-storey department store has collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra, with many people believed to be trapped inside.A multi-storey department store has collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra, with many people believed to be trapped inside.
Rescue efforts are under way, with police and fire personnel trying to pull people out of the rubble. Rescue efforts are under way, with reports that least three people have been killed.
The BBC's Sammy Darko reports from the scene that he has seen one person rescued. The BBC's Sammy Darko, who is at the scene of the Melcom store collapse, says he has seen one person rescued.
Other reports say three people died when the Melcom store collapsed before it was due to open. Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama said he has suspended his electoral campaign for next month's poll.
Accra's mayor, Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, is reportedly at the scene with rescue workers who are trying to clear the rubble. Accra's mayor, Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, is reportedly at the scene in the Achimota neighbourhood of Accra with rescue workers who are trying to clear the rubble.
Our reporter says it is feared that up to 200 staff could be trapped in the ruins. "I was very close to the mall because I was going to buy something only for me to see the building coming down," resident Ama Okyere told the AFP news agency.
The building collapsed about 15 minutes before it was due to open for business in the city centre, he adds. "I had to run for my life. I was so terrified. I believe there are lots of people trapped under this because this is a heavily patronised shopping mall in the area."
In a tweet moments after the building collapsed, Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama said: "My prayers are with the workers, shoppers and others who are trapped in the rubble of the Achimota Melcom building." Our reporter says it is feared that up to 200 people could be trapped.
In a tweet moments after the building collapsed, President Mahama said: "My prayers are with the workers, shoppers and others who are trapped in the rubble of the Achimota Melcom building."
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