A mining pit has caved in at Konongo within the Asante Akyem Central Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, leaving nine miners feared trapped beneath the debris.
The incident is reported to have occurred on Wednesday, May 13, in the evening while the miners were engaged in underground operations. The unexpected collapse is said to have blocked exit routes and buried the workers under layers of earth and rubble, making immediate escape impossible.
Emergency response efforts have since been intensified at the site, with rescue teams joined by fellow miners in a desperate and time sensitive attempt to reach those trapped underground. The atmosphere at the scene has been described as tense, as rescuers continue to battle difficult conditions in their efforts to save lives.
As of the time this report was compiled, none of the trapped miners had been successfully retrieved, with ongoing operations continuing under urgent circumstances.
The Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation for Asante Akyem Central, National Disaster Management Organisation official Lanbon Joseph confirmed the incident in an interview with Adom News, indicating that emergency teams had been swiftly mobilised to the location to support rescue operations.
Authorities and rescue personnel remain on site as efforts continue to locate and retrieve the trapped miners.
