Three buried alive, two seriously injured by landslide during sand harvesting in Makueni

Three people on Monday night were buried alive by a landslide at River Kwa Muvai in Kiongwani (Photo: Courtesy)

Three people on Monday night were buried alive by a landslide at River Kwa Muvai in Kiongwani, Kilome sub-county in Makueni County as they were scooping sand from a river.

According to police primary report, there were five people who were loading a truck with sand from the river before an  avalanche of wet sand curved in as they were rushing to have their business done before dawn. Three out of the five sand harvesters died on the spot.