One dead and several feared trapped after quarry collapses in Meru
Residents joined the search at the Mutonga quarry in Igoji, South Imenti, as workers were buried under fallen rock.
Based on reporting by Kenyans.co.ke and The Kenya Times.
A stone quarry at Rajapuram, India. It is not the Meru site. File photo, 2025. Photo: Vijayanrajapuram / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
One person has died and several others are feared trapped after part of the Mutonga quarry in Igoji, South Imenti, Meru County, collapsed on Wednesday morning, according to Igoji Chief Eva Nkatha.
A worker who survived said six of his colleagues were believed to be under the debris. One worker escaped without injury and another was pulled out by residents and taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Meru County Special Programmes Director Lena Kiambi confirmed the accident and said a rescue team was on its way. Residents were helping to clear the fallen rocks.
Some media reports put the number of dead at six, but this had not been officially confirmed at the time of writing. The cause of the collapse is not yet known.
