Four feared dead as quarry caves in
Crowds at the Kabauni quarry in South Imenti where four people were buried alive after a wall caved in. PHOTO |DAVID MUCHUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Area police boss John Cheruiyot told Nation.co.ke on phone that five people were excavating stones during the Thursday, 4pm incident.
- e said strong winds could have uprooted trees at the top of the quarry, which led to the boulders falling and trapping the miners inside.
- Landslides are not new in Meru. In April 5, two people were killed in a landslide at a quarry at Kamuramba village.
Four people are feared dead after a quarry caved in at Kabauni in South Imenti, Meru County.
Area police boss John Cheruiyot told Nation.co.ke on phone that five people were excavating stones during the Thursday, 4pm incident.
He said strong winds could have uprooted trees at the top of the quarry, which led to the boulders falling and trapping the miners inside.
“One of the workers has been rescued and he has been rushed to the Nkubu Consolata Mission Hospital for treatment. We fear four others could be trapped beneath the boulders and we are trying our best to rescue them,” he said.
The police boss, however, said the rescue mission was difficult as there were no machinery to lift the soil.
“Good Samaritans are currently using hands to excavate the soil. We have, however, asked for help from local engineers with equipment,” he said.
More crowds at the quarry in Kabauni were four people were buried alive as a quarry wall caved in.
Landslides are not new in Meru. In April 5, two people were killed in a landslide at a quarry at Kamuramba village.
Two others who were loading murram into a lorry at Kithangene quarry managed to escape the falling boulders.
In July 28 last year, four people were killed at Nkinyanga quarry while excavating murram.
