BBC News, 10
November 2012
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| Rescuers heard voices on Friday - but no survivors were found a day later |
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Rescue
teams have recovered more bodies from the rubble of a multi-storey shopping
centre in Ghana's capital, Accra, which collapsed on Wednesday.
Eighteen
people are now known to have been killed - 69 were pulled out alive at the
Melcom store.
Faulty
construction has been blamed for the collapse of the building which opened
earlier this year.
The owner
of the building and the local government official in charge of building
standards have been detained.
President
John Dramani Mahama said those responsible for the "negligence will pay a
price".
Rescuers on
Friday had heard voices - but no survivors were found during Saturday.
An Israeli
rescue team has been using sniffer dogs to help locate people buried under the
rubble.
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| In pictures: Ghana shopping complex collapse |
Officials
from Ghana's National Disaster Management Organization have blamed poor
foundations for the structure's weakness.
On
Thursday, the Ghana Institution of Engineering said the building did not have a
permit, which meant the city authorities may not have inspected the building
before it opened.
The Accra
Metropolitan Assembly ordered three nearby buildings which are also owned by
Nana Boadu, the director of Kinsadus Company, to be evacuated.
The
property developer has said the Melcom store building did have a permit.
"There
is no way I will put up a building and do a shoddy work," Mr Boadu told Ghana's Peace FM.
"Every
document needed to help in the investigations I will provide. I have a file
full of documents and receipts showing the building permit fees," he said.
The
president has declared the site a disaster zone and suspended his campaign for
next month's elections.
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