Three persons comprising one male and two females have been confirmed dead after a building near the Accra Newtown Experimental School collapsed on some worshippers.
A total of 23 persons were rescued with the three confirmed dead.
According to the Minister of Interior, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, out of the total victims trapped under the rubble, 15 were females and eight were male with a few minors aged between seven and nine.
He told journalists at the disaster site on Monday dawn that most of the rescued were transported to the Police Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital, where they are receiving medical treatment with some due for discharge.
The Asawase Member of Parliament disclosed that there was no minor among the deceased.
The disaster is said to have happened around 4:30pm Sunday following hours of heavy rains in the country’s capital.
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) was immediately deployed to the scene to help with rescue efforts.
Officers from the Ghana Police Service, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), National Ambulance Service, Narcotics Control Commission and the Ghana Armed Forces were also at the scene to ensure that no more persons could be left under the rubble.