Accra mayor, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has noted that some bodies retrieved from Ghana’s heartbreaking twin disaster at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra are yet to be identified by their families.
Ghana was thrown into a state of mourning after a tragic flood and fire disaster which claimed the lives of over 152 people following an explosion on that eventful Wednesday.
The Goil Filling Station at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra became the site of a cruel catastrophe after a gas explosion left charred remains of persons who had sought refuge from the floods in the area.
Speaking at the memorial service held at the Ernest Bruce Memorial Methodist Church in Accra to remember the victims, the Mayor pleaded to relatives or loved ones to come out and help identify the bodies.
“We still have bodies to be identified. And we must all work and act together. If there are any families that have lost some individuals in the last one year and they cannot find them, they should come so we can work together and identify everybody so we can give them a befitting lasting rest,” he said.
It is believed some 5O bodies are still being kept at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and 37 Military Hospital morgues.
As the incident happened in the night, the dead bodies could only be found and carted away on the morning of the following day to the Police, 37 Military and Korle Bu Teaching Hospitals mortuary.
The gory incident resulted in hundreds of family members trooping to the named mortuaries to find out if their missing relatives had died in the event.
The AMA boss further revealed that some 108 families who were affected by the incident have been taken care of.
He urged families of victims to turn to God and give Him praise regardless of the situation.
"Those who wait upon the Lord we are told will always renew strength they shall mount up with wings as ealgles...On this occasion like many others the question more often than not is who shall we turn to? And the answer always will be we must turn to the Lord," he quoted.
The memorial service was followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the scene of the disaster.
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