General News of Wednesday, 22 January 2020Source: Graphic.com.gh4 perish in galamsey pit at EllembelleFile PhotoFour persons were last Monday afternoon trapped to death in an illegal mining pit at Obengkrom in the Ellembelle District in the Western Region. The victimsThe police told the Daily Graphic that the four victims, two males and two females, had been pulled out of the collapsed pit. Illegal activitiesAsked if the area was known for the illegal ‘galamsey’ activities, Supt Bayor responded in the negative, saying it was not one of the known hotspots for illegal mining activities in the district. He urged those flouting the law to desist from it, stressing that galamsey was still prohibited in the country. The bodies of the victims, he said, had since been deposited at the Axim Government Hospital morgue awaiting autopsy.

Source: GhanaWeb January 22, 2020 08:03 UTC