{
  "id": 6114564,
  "title": "Seven dead after mining pit collapsed at Manso Kaniago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/seven-dead-after-mining-pit-collapsed-at-manso-kaniago",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T07:05:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/seven-dead-after-mining-pit-collapsed-at-manso-kaniago/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, seven individuals lost their lives in an unfortunate incident at a mining pit in Manso Kaniago, located in the Amansie South district of Ghana's Ashanti Region. The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Ashanti Region confirmed the tragic event, stating that the victims had found themselves trapped underground while engaged in illegal mining activities. According to the Regional Coordinator of NADMO, Alhaji Mohammed Nasir Ibrahim, a total of twelve people were present in the mining pit when the collapse occurred. Four of the workers were fortunate enough to escape the perilous situation.\n\nMr. Ibrahim further shared that rescue efforts are currently underway to locate the remaining missing individuals. Authorities are diligently working to ascertain the circumstances that led to this tragic collapse. National Security sources have reported that the continuous loss of lives due to illegal mining has intensified calls for stricter enforcement against such activities, as well as the implementation of stronger measures to secure abandoned and uncovered mining sites in order to safeguard the residents of affected communities from the inherent dangers posed by these open pits.",
  "summary": "Seven people r died on Thursday at Manso Kaniago in the Amansie South district of the Ashanti Region when an illegal mining pit collapsed them. The Ashanti Regional Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Alhaji Mohammed Nasir Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident, said the victims were seemingly trapped underground while they engaged in […] The post Seven dead after…",
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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."
}