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General News of Friday, July 19th, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-07-19
A collapsed mine shaft killed at least one person in Akrokerri
Some small illegal miners (galamsyers) continue their illicit trade despite the recent collapse of an extraction well that has trapped and killed at least one person in Akrokerri, in the north district of the city. Adansi from the Ashanti region, member of the Assembly for Akrokerri. Sampakrom, revealed Mr. Emmanuel Tandoh.
He said in an interview with Kwabena Prah Jnr. during the Ghana Yensom broadcast on Accra100.5FM on Friday, July 19, 2019, the miners challenged the disaster and continued their operations.
It is feared that several galamseyers will be buried alive at the bottom of the grave that collapsed on Thursday, July 18, 2019.
The pit is not far from a public toilet in the middle of the community.
It is not known how many people were swallowed by the pit, but a body was removed while a wounded survivor was taken to the hospital.
The government has banned all illegal mining activities in the country, but Galamsey's activities continue.
The badembly said: "Galamseyers operate despite the ban. Even when the pit collapsed on them, some of them continued mining after we helped remove some of the bodies. "
He added: "We need to be extra vigilant to ensure that this type of activity does not continue at a time when a ban has been imposed."
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