Seven people have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining pit in which they worked caved in on them at Korle Teye (the Takorso site) in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.
Seven people have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining pit in which they worked caved in on them at Korle Teye (the Takorso site) in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.
About 17 others remain trapped under the debris as time runs out, with locals helping with rescue efforts with anything they could lay their hands on.
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According to Adom FM, who visited the site and saw the uncoordinated rescue efforts, only two of the trapped miners had been rescued alive, albeit with injuries, while the lifeless bodies of the other seven had been laid out in the open, covered only with bushes.
The miners prevented the team of journalists from taking photographs of the incident and chased them away.
Story: Andy Frimpong Manso
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