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| Ghana department store collapses in Accra | Ghana department store collapses in Accra |
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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 reports that least three people have been killed. | Rescue efforts are under way, with reports that least three people have been killed. |
| The BBC's Sammy Darko, who is at the scene of the Melcom store collapse, says 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. |
| Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama said he has suspended his electoral campaign for next month's poll. | 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 in the Achimota neighbourhood of Accra with rescue workers who are trying to clear the rubble and get oxygen masks to survivors. | |
| "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. | "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. |
| "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." | "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." |
| Our correspondent says it is feared that up to 200 people could be trapped. | |
| Family members have been trying to call relatives feared trapped beneath the rubble on their mobile phones, AFP reports. | |
| Another witness, John Owusu, said he heard a bang before the building collapsed. | |
| President Mahama, in a tweet moments after the building collapsed, 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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