A gold-digging pit collapsed, resulting in the verified deaths of five illegal miners.
Rescue crews are currently putting in a lot of effort to recover the few others who have also become trapped.
On April 1, the sad event took place at an illegal mining location in Mpasatia, Atwima Mponua District, Ashanti Region.
Two of the victims have been recovered and pronounced dead at the Afari Hospital, according to local resident Nana Nkansah.
Three more were later recovered, and at the scene of the accident, they were all pronounced dead. The five miners who perished in the April 1, 2025, incident have been placed to the morgue and are awaiting family members to identify them.
Rescue crews are having difficulty retrieving the remaining miners because they are still buried in the pit and are encased in mounds of sand.
Security forces and residents are putting in a lot of effort to save the surviving people. The amount of sand that has filled the pit and its instability are impeding rescue efforts.
The risks of illegal mining, a recurring issue in the nation, are brought to light by this tragedy. A clear reminder of the dangers miners face in these unregulated operations is provided by the mining pit’s collapse.
Many people are demanding immediate action to stop such instances in the nation after the episode rocked the community.