{
  "id": 5536977,
  "title": "Manso Keniago: Eight illegal miners confirmed dead after pit collapse in Amansie South",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/manso-keniago-eight-illegal-miners-confirmed-dead-after-pit-collapse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:27:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/eight-illegal-miners-confirmed-dead-after-pit-collapse-in-amansie-south/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eight illegal miners lost their lives in a pit collapse at Manso Keniago, Amansie South Municipality, Ashanti Region. The tragedy struck around 10 p.m. on Thursday while the miners were prospecting for gold. Initially, 12 miners were present at the site when the incident occurred. Four miners managed to flee, leaving eight trapped underground. All eight trapped miners were later found dead, raising the confirmed death toll to eight. Emergency services, including personnel from the Amansie South District Police Command, the Ghana National Ambulance Service, and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), along with community volunteers, were on-site to conduct search and recovery efforts. Five of the deceased were residents of Manso Keniago, while the remaining three were believed to be from nearby communities. The cause of the pit collapse remains under investigation. Amansie South Municipal Chief Executive, Benjamin Marfo, announced that he was leading a team to the site to gather more information and assess the situation. Authorities are committed to continuing procedures for the recovery and identification of the deceased as investigations into the incident progress.",
  "summary": "By: Amoako Kwame Eight illegal miners have been confirmed dead after a mining pit collapsed at Manso Keniago in the Amansie South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, trapping them underground. The incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Thursday when the pit reportedly collapsed while the miners were working at the site in search of […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "8 feared dead as illegal mining pit collapses at Domi Keniago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/8-feared-dead-as-illegal-mining-pit-collapses-at-domi-keniago",
        "published": "2026-09-04T10:49:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Seven confirmed dead after illegal mining pit collapses at Manso Keniago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/seven-confirmed-dead-after-illegal-mining-pit-collapses-at-manso",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:07:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}