A mining pit that collapsed at has claimed 14 lives.
This incident occurred on Wednesday, November, 24 at Wassa Esikuma in the Prestea Hunivali Municipality of the Western Region.
Over 20 miners were in the pit when it collapsed around 2 am and they were rescued around 7 am in the morning.
Upon the rescue, 14 miners were pronounced dead at an instant and the others are were sent to the Wassa Nkran Community Clinic, receiving treatment as most of them were severely hurt.