{"id":48508,"date":"2022-09-15T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=48508"},"modified":"2022-09-15T08:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T08:01:02","slug":"five-die-in-galamsey-pit-at-namgruma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=48508","title":{"rendered":"Five die in galamsey pit at Namgruma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Five people have died after a galamsey pit they were working in at Namgruma community in the North East Region collapsed on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five were illegal miners allegedly prospecting for gold in an abandoned pit on Monday when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports say they were trying to pump water out of the pit at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The North East Regional NADMO Directorate confirmed the incident to\u00a0Citi News\u00a0saying the bodies have since been released to the families for burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been past situations of illegal miners losing their lives in pits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Disaster Management Organisation recently indicated that more than twenty people died between 2019 and 2021 after they were either drowned or trapped in mining areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NADMO blamed the deaths on the activities of illegal miners who have left most pits uncovered after mining in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? 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