Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz has shown support for the victims of the Accra floods, saying the whole team “carries the people of Accra in our hearts” as Ghana prepare to face Colombia in the Round of 32 of the World Cup on July 3.
“On behalf of myself, my technical team, and the entire Black Stars squad here in the United States, I want to express our deepest solidarity with the victims of the floods in Accra,” part of the statement reads.
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According to the Ghana National Fire Service, nine people died on Monday after the heavy floods in Accra and Tema.
The number could rise as rescue and recovery work continues.
Speaking in an interview with JoyNews, Alex King Nartey of the Public Relations Department of the Ghana National Fire Service said the Service had confirmed nine flood-related deaths based on reports from officers working in the affected areas.
“So at this time now, the confirmable or confirmed figures that I have, the only case is in the case of about nine people,” he stated.
