C/R: Three Dead, Others Trapped In Collapsed Mining Pit

Three people have died as others are feared trapped in an illegal small scale mining (galamsey) pit at Breman, near Diaso in the Upper Denkyira district of the Central Region. The lifeless bodies of 2 women and a man were retrieved from the caved in pit on the Wednesday dawn.

Eyewitness say there are number of artisans trapped in the pit. Although the number of people trapped in the pit is unconfirmed, Assembly member for Breman, Francis Agyapong who also rushed to the scene said the whole community has been thrown into state of mourning and

grief and at this time, we have also been able to retrieve 3 three bodies only and they have been handed over to the police but we also know more than the number of bodies retrieved have been trapped. So we pray that we can remove them on time to save them, but those we

have retrieved have already died so we are helpless and don’t even know what to do he added. Personnel from the NADMO, the Police and other state officials are also assiduously at the site to save the situation.