Two Pregnant Women Die In Galamsey Pit Collapse

• Two pregnant illegal miners were reported dead on Thursday, March 17, 2022, in a Galamsey pit collapse at Denkyira- Ayanfuri, a community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region

• The Assembly Member urged the government to provide the youth in the area jobs to prevent them from engaging in illegal mining

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the bodies of the two middle-aged women, allegedly engaged in illegal mining also known as galamsey, believed to be Northerners, were trapped, while other miners managed to escape unscathed.

According to residents, the incident happened on Thursday 17^th March 2022 at around 12:30 AM in a galamsey pit at Denkyira-Ayanfuri in the Central Region, Ghana.

The names of the two deceased, aged 35 and 25, are not yet known and were about five months into their pregnancies.

The bodies of the two women, believed to have come from the Northern Region were trapped in the pit with their colleagues.

However, four of them managed to escape unscathed.

Six people were trapped in the pit but four of them escaped leaving the two pregnant women dead, an Assembly Member for the area, Kobina Ennin Castro told EIB Network.

Mr. Ennin Castro said though galamsey has been banned in the community, residents still engage in illegal mining for lack of jobs.

He further disclosed that residents usually engage in the galamsey job at night.

The Assembly Member urged the government to provide the youth in the area jobs to prevent them from engaging in illegal mining.

A joint effort by the Ayanfuri Police and residents led to the removal of the bodies from the pit.

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The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Dunkwa Government Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation.

Meanwhile, the police have commenced investigations into the incident.

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