{"id":399379,"date":"2017-07-10T12:01:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/10\/here-are-the-22-miners-who-died-at-nsuta-prestea\/"},"modified":"2017-07-10T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T12:01:38","slug":"here-are-the-22-miners-who-died-at-nsuta-prestea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/10\/here-are-the-22-miners-who-died-at-nsuta-prestea\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the 22 miners who died at Nsuta-Prestea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/62726713.295.jpg\" alt=\"Mining2 Dead2 Body\" title=\"Mining2 Dead2 Body\" width=\"295\" height=\"176\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Rescue efforts ended on Friday July 7 2017<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385127052\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385127052\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1499688098_445_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A full list of all 22 miners who died in a caved mining pit at Nsuta-Prestea of the Western Region has finally been made public.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue work was late last week abandoned after a heavy downpour in the area making it impossible for members of the team to save the miners who had been trapped in it for days.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the police directed that the mine be closed down after the necessary rituals were performed by the traditional authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister Benito Owusu-Bio who was in the area at the time,  revealed that the pit will serve as a mass burial grave for the deceased persons as it was impossible for them to be rescued any longer as attempts could claim more lives.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, government has revealed its resolve to release the full list of all mining concessions currently being monitored by the military \u2013 a move it claims would bring to rest the allegations of it being slow in the fight against galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>Tusaom Draman (24 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAlenga Osuman (19 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAbu Mohamadu (20 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKwabena Gyasi ( Age undisclosed)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEdmond Kantanah (22 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDavid Yendaw (N\/A)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKojo Yendaw (30 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKwabena Amadu (20 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSolomon Kojo Kumi (22 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAlhassan Abdulai (N\/A)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nZakaria Amidu (N\/A)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYaw Richmond (20 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEvans Asabi (27 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRichard Kwabena (25 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMichael Kwabena (26 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nElliasu Alale (19 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAbdul Rahman (21 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nInnusah Seidu (21 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAdams Abore (23 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nIbrahim Majeed (20 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHalidu Salifu (32 years)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAbeka Kwahu (25 years)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue efforts ended on Friday July 7 2017 &#13; A full list of all 22 miners who died in a caved mining pit at Nsuta-Prestea of the Western Region has finally been made public. 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