Scores Feared Dead After Mutonga Quarry Collapses in Meru

A quarry collapsed on Wednesday, October 21, at Mutonga in Igoji, South Imenti, burying workers beneath rocks. At around 9:20 a.m., Meru County Special Programmes Director Lena Kiambi confirmed the accident and said a rescue team was heading to the site. The official casualty toll was not yet known; some media reports said six people had died, while a surviving worker suspected six others were trapped, and one worker was rescued and hospitalized with serious injuries. Residents joined the search, and authorities had yet to establish what caused the collapse.