In Odumasi, Ashanti Region, a mining hole built beneath a house has buried a private toilet.
A young woman who was utilizing the facilities at the time of the collapse was killed in the tragedy.
The pit was created by illegal miners in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality, and it is one of several similar clandestine pits dug beneath residences in the region.
According to sources, some houses are in danger of collapsing as a result of these concealed trenches.
The corpse of the unidentified lady has now been recovered using an excavator.
Meanwhile, people in the Eastern Region hamlet of Apinamang are frightened and upset as illegal miners drive them out of their houses.
Illegal mining, often known as ‘galamsey,’ is wreaking havoc and endangering communities’ livelihoods.
In the instance of Joyce Wowornyo, ‘galamseyers’ have dug around her house in quest of gold in order to take over her land.
She lives deep in the Apinamang jungle and has seen firsthand the devastation caused by illicit mining.
She and other locals have had to fight illegal miners in order to defend what remains of their properties.
