Tragedy struck in Moshie Zongo, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region, as a heavy downpour on Tuesday led to the loss of a five-year-old girl.
The young girl is a student at Utopia International School, located in Pankrano Estate.
After the heavy rain, her lifeless body was discovered floating in a drain, still wearing her school uniform.
The Assembly Member for the area, Emmanuel Nti Kyei, said that residents and the police worked together to retrieve the girl’s body from the floodwaters.
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Upon learning of the incident, the school authorities promptly informed the child’s parents and facilitated the transportation of her remains to a morgue.
The police have initiated investigations into this tragic incident to understand the circumstances that led to the young girl’s unfortunate demise.
