Ghana: 7 dead and 33 others trapped in an illegal gold mine pit (Picture very graphic)

About 40 people who were involve in illegal mining of gold were today trapped in the pit they were mining in.

Seven of the illegal miners were pulled out but all died shortly after.  33 others are still trapped inside the pit.

The illegal miners ere said to have been mining gold in a site at Tiagbani, Telensi-Nabdam district of the Upper East Volta Region of Ghana.

Rescue work was still on going to try and remove them from the pit.