A heavy rainfall on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, has claimed the life of a five-year-old girl in Moshie Zongo, a community in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region.

The identity of the young girl remains unknown, but she was a student at Utopia International School situated in the Pankrano Estate.

Following the torrential rain, the lifeless body of the girl was discovered floating in a drain, still clad in her school uniform.

Mr. Emmanuel Nti Kyei, the local Assembly Member for the area, reported that residents and the police collaborated to recover the girl's body from the floodwaters.

Upon being informed of the tragedy, the school authorities promptly notified the child's parents and assisted in transporting her remains to a morgue.

The police have launched an investigation into the incident, seeking to unravel the circumstances that led to the young girl's unfortunate demise as a result of the flooding.