The Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region is a typical example where activities of small scale miners are polluting water bodies and threatening the health of the people in the area.
Illegal miners in the area are using dangerous substances like cyanide and mercury to pollute River Ankobra.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency Mr Joseph Baah-Darkoh, Wassa Amenfi East District Planning said: “We are sitting on a time bomb and if no drastic measures are taken by the government, it could result in a serious outbreak of diseases and deaths.”
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