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Five people have been buried alive in gold pits in the Chepuwar Mining Site in Locales’ sub-county, Amudat district.
The five miners died this morning as they were entering the pits to dig gold.
Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Regional Police Spokesperson identified the deceased as Eden Tamwenya 54, Enock Ochieng, 24, Samuel Rotich, 28, Samuel Simatia, 17, and Moses Tamwenya, 24.
They are all residents of in Lokales sub-county, Amudat district.
Longole explains that the miners, attached to Reuben Miners were trapped in the pit when it caved in and they did not have any protective gear. END.