Landslide At Illegal Goldmine Traps Over 60 People In Grand Cape Mount CountyThe latest tragedy in Grand Cape Mounty is the second since 1982 when 55 people lost their lives at a gold mine. Monrovia – Report reaching FrontPage Africa says that a landslide in Grand Cape Mount County has trapped several artisanal miners, with more than 60 people feared dead. Illegal mining activities are common in Liberia as they have become a source income for thousands of unskilled and unemployed Liberians, mostly young people. Early 2019, more than 60 illegal miners including women died at the Gboanipea Gold mine near Tappita, Nimba County when the soil collapsed while they were deep underground. Report say, the latest tragedy in Grand Cape Mounty is the second since 1982 when 55 people lost their lives at a gold mine.

Source: Front Page Africa May 05, 2020 18:33 UTC