Two people have lost their lives after a building collapsed in Cape Coast in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026, following heavy rainfall.
The deceased have been identified as 12-year-old Anastasia Abakah and 40-year-old Adwoa Baduwa.
According to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), four occupants were inside the single-room structure at Gyagyaano, behind Yogurt Fie on Idan Fourth Alley, when the building caved in.
Rescue teams from the Cape Coast Metropolitan and Central Regional Fire Service headquarters responded swiftly and successfully pulled all four victims — one male and three females — from the rubble.
The victims were rushed to the Ewim Polyclinic for treatment, where Anastasia Abakah and Adwoa Baduwa were later pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigations suggest the heavy rainfall weakened the building’s structural integrity, leading to the collapse.
The Ghana National Fire Service has urged residents living in old mud houses or buildings showing signs of structural weakness to seek professional assessments and evacuate any unsafe structures, particularly during the rainy season.
