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'Galamsey' pit crashes two to death in the Ashanti Region

Two miners met their untimely death on Friday after a 'galamsey' pit closed in on them at Mpatuam Bontefufuo, a farming community in the Ashanti Region. According to reports, the two identified as Yaw Asiedu, 35, and Osei Kwame, 54, were met with the unfortunate incident while the two were engaged in mining activities when the dugout sand ...

Galamsey pit crashes five to death in Western Region

Five miners met their untimely death last Sunday after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Adumbanso Lower Electoral Area, a farming community in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The five, consisting of four females and one male whose names have been given as Abekah alias Kofi Tawiah aged 18 years with the ...

10-die after galamsey pit collapsed on them at Wassa …

10-die after galamsey pit collapsed on them at Wassa Essikuma. Ten illegal small-scale miners have lost their lives after a mining pit collapsed on them on Wednesday 24th November 2021, at Wassa Esikuma in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region. With the help of officials from NADMO, police, and other security agencies, four ...

Galamsey Pit Collapse: MCE Calls For Permanent Military …

The Prestea Huni Valley NADMO Director, Francis Abeiku Nyanka, also assured they will seal the pit but feared they would go back. "We will fill the pits but they will go back within a month or two so the solution is for the MCE and the regional council to release the site for community mining or small scale mining, then we can give them the ...

Boy drowns in 'galamsey' pit in attempt to save younger …

A 13-year-old boy has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit while trying to save his younger brother at Patriensa close to Konongo in the Ashanti Region. Residents say his death brings to four children who have drowned in the over 100 pits abandoned in the area in the past three years. The deceased, Emmanuel Aboagye, died trying to save his nine ...

Man, 22, Dies In Galamsey Pit - DailyGuide Network

A 22-year-old man who allegedly refused to heed to the incessant calls to stop engaging in illegal mining activities, also called 'galamsey', has died in a galamsey pit. The deceased, Gyamieu Karim from Sekyere-Boase in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, was found dead after the galamsey pit in which he was mining, caved in and ...

E/R: Galamsey pit caves in on two SHS students — Starr Fm

August 6, 2021. Two students have died in a galamsey pit at Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region. The two victims were a final year student of St Stephen's Senior High Technical School (STEPSS) in Asiakwa and a continuing student of Begoro Presbyterian Senior High school. The incident occured Thursday, August 5 ...

Nsuta galamsey pit covered - 22 feared dead …

Last Sunday evening, 14 illegal small-scale (galamsey) miners at Nsuta were trapped in a mining pit which caved in. The death toll is said to have risen to 22. About five of their colleagues ...

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Galamsey pit crashes 5 to death in the Western Region

Five miners met their untimely death last Sunday after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Adumbanso Lower Electoral Area, a farming community in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The five consist of four females and one male whose name has been given as Abekah alias Kofi Tawiah aged 18 years.

galamsey pit - Opera News Ghana

A caved Galamsey pit has been reported to claim six lives at Adum Banso at Mpohor in the Western Region. The men were believed to have been trapped and sadly suffocated to death in the pit. The District Chief Executive of the area, Mr. Ignatius Asaah Mensah, told newsmen that the six young men were trapped in an abandoned galamsey pit after ...

Galamsey Pit Kills 2 In Ahafo Region - My News Ghana

A galamsey pit at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has collapsed, killing two persons in the process. The victims, Kwabena S Thursday, July 7 2022

Gbane: 9 dead bodies retrieved from galamsey pit

June 3, 2021. By. MyNewsGH. Information gathered by MyNewsGh indicates that a rescue team has retrieved 9 dead bodies after a pit carved in at night at Gbane in the Talensi Traditional Area on Monday. Further search according to reports is still been made to retrieve other bodies which have been trapped in the pit that carved in.

Denkyira: Two pregnant women killed in Galamsey pit …

By. Starrfm.gh. -. March 18, 2022. Two pregnant women allegedly engaged in illegal mining also known as galamsey have died in a galamsey pit at Denkyira-Ayanfuri in the Central Region. According to residents, the incident happened on Thursday 17th March 2022 at around 12:30 AM. The names of the two deceased, aged 35 and 25, are not yet known.

6 dead as galamsey pit caves in - Otec 102.9 FM

Information reaching otecfmghana indicates that six (6) dead bodies have been retrieved from an abandoned galamsey pit that caved in on some miners at Mansa Wassa in the Western Region. According to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) that confirmed the deaths to MyNewsGh a while ago, all six suspected illegal miners were …

Two pregnant women die in galamsey pit | Pulse Ghana

Galamsey pit caves in. The names of the two casualties, aged 35 and 25, are yet to be known. Recommended articles. sports Day 8 Roundup: Zambia top Group B, Cameroon, Tunisia make the quarterfinals.

'Galamsey' pit caves in at Akyem Mampong, one …

A 37-year-old illegal miner has died after a mining pit caved in. The incident occurred Friday, May 1, 2020, at Akyem Mampong in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region. Information gathered by Starr News indicates that the deceased Razak Bempong and other illegal miners were illegally mining in a pit mined by Gold Bank Mining Limited.

2 dead as galamsey pit caves in at Juaboso - Otec 102.9 FM

Two persons have lost their lives after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit caved in at Juaboso in the Western North Region. The incident happened at Campso, a farming community in the district, Tuesday morning. According to reports, the two were part of a group of men working under the vast land, but their section collapsed. …

galamsey pit crush

Two perish in ''galamsey'' pit collapse . · Two perish in ''galamsey'' pit collapse. Two persons have reportedly died in a galamsey pit collapse in the Ashanti region while they were in the process of mining. The incident is said to have occurred at …

Six found dead in a galamsey pit at Mpohor - Otec 102.9 FM

Six illegal miners have perished at Mpohor Banso in the Western Region of Ghana, after a Galamsey pit where they were mining caved in on them. Narrating the story, Mr. Ignatius Asaah Mensah who is the District Chief Executive for Mpohor, told newsmen that the six young men were trapped in an abandoned galamsey pit …

Galamsey pit buries three at Hiawa - modernghana

Galamsey pit buries three at Hiawa. 04.07.2012 LISTEN . By GNA Hiawa, (W/R) July 3, GNA- An illegal mining pit on Monday caved in on three men who went prospecting for gold nugget at Hiawa in Amanfi West District. The deceased who were illegal miners have been identified as Kwame Afedze 29, Yaw Sarpong 27 and Yaw Bassako 35. ...

Galamsey pit collapse crashes two to death in Ahafo Region

Two illegal miners have died after a pit they were mining in collapsed at Kokoase near Ntortroso in the Asutifi North district of the Ahafo Region. The two, Akwasi Charles, 31, and Yakubu Chaya, 40, met their untimely death on Sunday morning on a mining concession belonging to Newmont Goldcorp. Ahafo Regional Police Public Relations […]

2 die in 'galamsey' pit; Chinese translator and DCE fingered

The DCE, Mr Bediako Asante also told Kumasi-based Fox FM in an interview that he knew nothing about the illegal operations on that mining site and also nothing about the accident; but some residents say they suspect authorities want to cover up the matter as the corpses of the two deceased miners were whisked away in a taxi moments after the DCE was informed and …

Galamsey pit crashes five to death in the Western Region

Five miners met their untimely death last Sunday after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Adumbanso Lower Electoral Area, a farming. Sunday, September 19 2021 Breaking News. NDC lawyer Edudzi helped me map out …

A/R: Collapsed galamsey pit kills 17-year-old boy at …

Wrowroso, a farming and a galamsey community in the Odotobiri Constituency of the Ashanti Region has been thrown into a state of mourning when a 17-year-old boy was trapped to death in an illegal mining popularly called galamsey pit. The heartbreaking incident, happened today after the teenager, Kojo Poku went to the mining site with his boss.

Galamsey pit collapse kills 3 persons, 40 more trapped at …

Three persons have been confirmed dead and is reported to be a man, woman and a child believed to be 10 years old with 40 others trapped in the pit. According to the Upper Denkyira West National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Isaac Gyasi, the incident happened at a galamsey pit widely known in the community as, Breman Lockmu on ...

4 killed in 'galamsey' pit - GhanaWeb

DAILY GUIDE has gathered that four illegal miners, 'galamsey' operators, met their untimely death on Tuesday when the pit in which they were working caved in at Prestea Ankobra in the Prestea ...

Galamsey: Let's kill this monster before it kills us - Modern …

As recently as Monday, January 20, four illegal miners were trapped to death in a galamsey pit Obengkrom in the Ellembelle District in the Western Region. To get an idea about the devastating effect of illegal mining on this country, please refer to the article "Galamsey – when a national asset becomes a curse" and which was published in ...

3 dead, 15 trapped in galamsey pit at Bremang - Happy …

May 26, 2021. in News. 3 dead, 15 trapped in galamsey pit at Bremang. Three people have been confirmed dead after they were trapped in an illegal mining pit in Bremang in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central region. READ MORE: Galamsey Fight: Both NPP and NDC members are 'bleeding' but….