Three young men have died following the collapse of an illegal gold mining pit at Twifo Mampong in the Twifo Atti Morkwaa District of the Central Region in the early hours of Thursday.
According to the Twifo Praso District Police Command, the victims were among five people who allegedly sneaked into the abandoned site around 1 a.m. to undertake illegal mining activities.
A fourth body is still being searched for, while a fifth person, who was operating a pumping machine at the site, managed to escape and raise the alarm.
Rescue efforts, which lasted several hours, were carried out by the police with support from the District Chief Executive, Isaac Yawson, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the Ghana National Fire Service.
The tragic incident adds to the rising death toll linked to illegal mining, locally known as galamsey. Despite repeated government crackdowns, galamsey continues to claim lives and cause widespread environmental destruction across Ghana.
Source – My News Ghana
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