Galamsey pit

Two JHS Pupils Drown In Abandoned Galamsey Pit At Abasewa

Two JHS Pupils Drown In Abandoned Galamsey Pit At Abasewa

Two Junior High School(JHS) final year pupils have died after falling in an abandoned galamsey pit at Dunkwa-Abasewa in the Upper Denkyira East District of the Central Region. They have been identified as Dominic Abu, 15, and Enoch Ogo, 16, both pupils of the Abisco M/A Basic School at Abesewa. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred on Monday, April 8 while they were returning from school. Reports suggest one fell into the pit and in an attempt to rescue him, the other got into the pit covered with water and also drowned. The bodies were subsequently retrieved. The galamsey site which…
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Tarkwa Nsuem: Three Die In Galamsey Pit

Tarkwa Nsuem: Three Die In Galamsey Pit

At least three persons have been killed after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit caved in on them at Bonsawire in the Tarkwa Nsuem Municipality of the Western Region. Three other illegal miners who got injured in the process are being treated at the Municipal Hospital after Saturday’s incident. Assemblyman for the Tarkwa Nsuem area, James Kojo Yeboah, confirmed the incident. “I tried to find out from an elder from the community what actually happened, he told me the site caved in on Saturday around 2:pm and some people were trapped and they tried to rescue those who were trapped with an…
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