ACCRA, July 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four people were killed, and 20 others are still trapped in a mining pit collapse Wednesday in the Eastern Region of Ghana, local media reported.
Sources said four men have reportedly died underground when the mining pit collapsed at Akyem Wenchi, a community in the Denkyembour district, while 20 others who were said to be alive are trapped underground.
The cause of the collapse remains unclear. Rescue efforts are underway with the assistance of local residents.
Personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Ambulance Service, and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO, have been sent to the location, according to a report by citinewsroom.com.
They are frantically trying to save the lives of those who are still trapped in the pit by collaborating with locals. — NNN-XINHUA
