{
  "id": 15949843,
  "title": "Meru quarry collapse: Rescue operation suspended overnight as several feared trapped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/meru-quarry-collapse-rescue-operation-suspended-overnight-as-several",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:12:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/meru-quarry-collapse-rescue-operation-suspended-overnight-as-several-feared-trapped"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rescue operations at a collapsed quarry in Meru County have been suspended for the night due to poor visibility, leaving several people feared trapped beneath huge rocks as families await news of their loved ones. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Mutonga quarry in Igoji, South Imenti, Meru County, where one miner […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Several feared dead in Meru quarry collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/several-feared-dead-in-meru-quarry-collapse",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:23:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}