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Two dead after quarry collapses in Chaka
Search and rescue operations take place at a quarry in Chaka, Nyeri County, which collapsed on January 16, 2020, leaving at least one person dead. PHOTO | NICHOLAS KOMU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- They were in a team of three that had been working in a pit at Gikindu Quarries when the incident took place at about 10 am.
- Witnesses and police reports stated that the third worker managed to climb out of the pit as the wall started to cave in.
- Authorities hinted at closure of some of the quarries in the area due to overexploitation in the search of building materials.
- The governor said a team from the environment department would be dispatched to assess all the quarries in the area.
Two people died Thursday after a quarry wall collapsed at Chaka in Nyeri County.
They were in a team of three that had been working in a pit at Gikindu Quarries when the incident took place at about 10 am.
