Eight trapped in galamsey pit; two feared dead

Information gathered by XYZ News indicates that eight people have been trapped in a galamsey pit at Subrisufante a suburb of Tepa in the Ashanti region.

The pit is reported to have collapsed on Sunday evening.

Residents close to the pit have managed to rescue two people who are reported dead. Their bodies have since been deposited at the Tepa Government Hospital.

Six more people are still reported trapped in the pit with rescue efforts ongoing to save their lives.

According to Radio XYZ’s Ashanti regional correspondent, Isaac Bediako Justice, the pit collapsed on Sunday evening. Reports also indicate that officials of the National Disaster Management Organization are yet to arrive at the site to help in the rescue mission.

Source: GhanaWeb

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