Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Ghana: 17 miners killed in Gold mine collapse

Authorities say 17 people are dead after an accident at a gold mine in central Ghana.

Local official Peter Kofi Owusu-Ashia told The Associated Press on Tuesday that 20 others had been rescued Monday afternoon.

Owusu-Ashia said authorities did not believe that anyone remained trapped inside the area but he said efforts would resume Tuesday at the site.

The deaths happened in Kyekyewere, in the central region of Ghana.

The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, and

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