Dunkwa-on-Offin, Ghana. A gold mining pit in central Ghana has collapsed, killing at least 70 people. The victims were part of a group of small scale miners who became trapped when rain caused a cave-in.
Rescuers working to save the trapped miners in Dunkwa-on-Offin were hindered by a lack of heavy machinery. Rescue workers have been pumping out water and excavating in an attempt to retrieve bodies and any survivors in the Sunday accident.
According to reports, 140 people were working in the illegal mine at the time of the accident. News reports also say some of those working at the site were women and children. Some people were able to escape before the complete cave-in.
Authorities in the area said they don’t think they can get any survivors and those that are trapped may be dead now.
The mine, which was abandoned years ago, is popular among amateurs who dig for gold themselves.
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