- A quarry caved in at Mutonga in Igoji, South Imenti, Meru County, on Wednesday, October 21, leaving workers buried under rocks
- Meru County Special Programmes Director Lena Kiambi confirmed the accident at around 9:20am and announced a rescue team was heading to the scene
- Residents joined the rescue operation to clear fallen rocks as authorities worked to reach workers believed to be trapped beneath the debris
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Meru - Several people are feared dead after a quarry collapsed at Mutonga in Igoji, South Imenti on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, trapping a number of workers beneath fallen rocks and triggering an urgent rescue operation.
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Meru County Special Programmes Director Lena Kiambi confirmed the incident at approximately 9:20am in a social media post, announcing that a rescue team was already on its way to the site.
"Mutonga, Igoji quarry accident. Rescue mission enroute," she wrote.
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Rescue teams rush to scene
One worker reportedly escaped the collapse unharmed, while another was retrieved from the rubble by residents at the scene and rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
A surviving worker told those present that six colleagues were believed to be trapped under the debris at the time.
Photos seen by TUKO.co.ke show rescue teams continue working to determine whether any additional workers could be reached beneath the rocks.
Residents from the surrounding area also joined the recovery effort, helping clear rubble by hand as they searched for those unaccounted for.
Authorities had yet to determine what caused the quarry wall to give way. The site is situated near the boundary between Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties, and workers there rely on stone extraction as their primary source of income.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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