{"id":123558,"date":"2015-06-10T09:25:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T09:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=123558"},"modified":"2015-06-10T14:13:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T14:13:25","slug":"memorial-service-for-fire-flood-victims-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=123558","title":{"rendered":"Memorial service for fire, flood victims in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Memorial Service for victims of the June 3 flood and fire disaster is currently being held at the forecourt of the State House in\u00a0Accra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123593\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0016.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA0016\" width=\"587\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0016.jpg 587w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0016-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000411.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-123576\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000411.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA00041\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000411.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000411-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000411-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 150 people have so far been confirmed dead even though the figure is feared to be higher.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-123599\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0021.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA0021\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0021.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0021-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President John Mahama and his vice Kwesi Amissah-Arthur are leading the mourners in the service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-123578\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000511.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA00051\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000511.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000511-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000511-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the hundreds that have converged on the State House for the service include former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123594\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0014.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA0014\" width=\"587\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0014.jpg 587w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0014-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123582\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA001111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123582\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA001111.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA00111\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA001111.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA001111-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA001111-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NPP fleagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo (left) and his running mate Dr Mahamadu bawumia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123597\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0017.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA0017\" width=\"495\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0017.jpg 495w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0017-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123579\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000711.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123579\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000711.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA00071\" width=\"621\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000711.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000711-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000711-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho interacting with Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Woode and former President John Kufour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Friends and family of the departed have also joined to mourn their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-123601\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0023.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA0023\" width=\"621\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0023.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA0023-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-123580\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000811.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150610-WA00081\" width=\"623\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000811.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000811-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG-20150610-WA000811-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photos by: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var 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