3 people remain missing after boat capsize in Ghana


By Justice
  • World
  • Friday, 14 Jun 2024

ACCRA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Three people remained missing as a search and rescue operation continued for their rescue, days after a boat capsized in eastern Ghana's Oti Region, an official said on Thursday.

Edward Kumah, the Oti regional director of the National Disaster Management Organization, told Xinhua that the boat carrying 10 people from Njare, an island community, encountered severe storms, resulting in the disaster late Tuesday.

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