Kintampo waterfalls, one of Ghana's top tourist sites has been closed indefinitely after a freak accident on Sunday killed 18 people, most of whom were mainly high school students.
According to Ceoafrica, the victims died after a large tree fell on them at the waterfall in central Ghana.
Kintampo waterfalls are one of the highest waterfalls in Ghana.
Also known as Sanders Falls during the colonial days, it is located on the Pumpum river, a tributary of the Black Volta, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Kintampo municipality, on the Kumasi-Tamale road.
This waterfall, one of the main natural attractions in the area, is hidden in the forest and it is formed by 3 main drops where the longest drop measures 25 metres (82 ft) in height, and, after a number of steps and cascades, the river falls about 70 metres (230 ft).
On the 20th of March, 2017, twenty people were killed and several others were injured after a large tree fell on them at the waterfalls, following a storm.
Reportedly, the police declared that 22 persons were pulled underneath the heavy tree branches and they are getting treatment, at the local hospital.
