Recovery of miners buried in the collapse of an open-pit mine in Ghana was halted Tuesday, a day residents of the area do not traditionally work, officials say.
The bodies of 17 people had been recovered before work stopped, Joy News reported.
Local authorities say more of the illegal miners could still be trapped in the abandoned mine.
Municipal Chief Executive Peter Kofi said, "if there is anything to be done, it will be done on Wednesday."
Among the dead is a 19-year-old high school student who had accompanied his mother to the mine, the Ghana News Agency reported. His mother also died.
Five other people were being treated at a hospital in Dunkwa.
The accident occurred Monday when a group of people from the community of Kyekyewere invaded the abandoned God First Mining Enterprise and forced a machine operator to stop filling in the mine, which had been closed after six months of operation, said police commander Chief Superintendent Otu Larbi.
The walls of the mine then collapsed on those people who entered the pit.
Wednesday 17 April 2013
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