Death traps: Why you could pay dearly for abandoned excavation

Residents of Mukinyai Village by the sides of a deep pool at a quarry where three children aged 15 and below from one family drowned in on December 12, 2020. [Photo: Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

Human beings blast their way into the earth’s crust to look for minerals with an aim of making a fortune and living comfortable lives.

But sometimes, the earth is not too friendly to those who seek its precious resources. Instances of mines collapsing and burying treasure hunters inside them are not rare.