Some 40 people are feared dead on the Volta Lake after a boat carrying them capsized due to a storm. The boat was travelling across the Lake from Tongor-Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region to Havorkope in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region, when it encountered the storm leading to the accident. She said the outboard motor of the boat went off and water began to enter when the storm hit. She said she jumped onto one of the boards of the boat and was floating on the surface of the water before another boat came to her rescue and some other passengers. More than distraught 500 members of the community were gathered at the shore while the search continued, Mr Kpetigo said.

Source: GhanaWeb April 17, 2022 18:03 UTC