Central Region: Dozens trapped, others feared dead in collapsed mining pit

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Dozens of miners are reported trapped in an illegal mining pit that collapsed on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

The incident occurred at Denkyira Breman/Brofoyedur, a community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. Citi News sources say at least three of the people pulled out of the wreckage are feared dead, including a victim believed to be 10 years old. Frantic efforts are still being made to rescue those trapped.

This comes at a time when the government has renewed the fight against all forms of illegal small-scale mining by burning excavators and other mining equipment in forest reserves and on water bodies.

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