[ 2014-07-25 ]

Earth tremor at Weija frightens residents out of homes
An earth tremor at Weija and surrounding areas in
Accra last night left residents running out of
their homes for fear the houses would collapse.

Weija falls into Ghana's seismic prone area along
with Accra, Ho, Axim, Elmina, and Cape Coast.

The tremor which happened around 7:50 pm shook the
ground for less than 10 seconds.

A resident who spoke to Joy News described the
tremor as "passing through like a vehicle passing.
So you can feel the shaking".

Another man intimated, "it was scary. I run out of
my living room....Initially I thought there was
something wrong with my building. So I quickly
called my neighbour.....he and his family were
also running out".

The deadliest earth earthquake in Ghana is said to
have occurred in 1939, when the earthquake
occurred in Accra, 17 people died, 133 sustained
injuries and Osu Castle, the seat of government
had its roof ripped off.





If an earthquake were to occur in Ghana today, the
National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO)
will only carry dead bodies, Mr Joseph Ankrah,
Schedule Officer for Geological Disasters, warned
in 2010.

According to the Officer, Ghana is not prepared
for an earthquake. "We are not ready at all and
when it happens NADMO will only carry dead
bodies."

Source - Joy News

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