{"id":1867,"date":"2021-05-06T18:02:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2021-05-06T18:02:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:02:31","slug":"breaking-news-five-dead-scores-injured-as-goldmine-collapses-in-bushiangala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1867","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Five dead, scores injured as goldmine collapses in Bushiangala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Collins Matubwi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KAKAMEGA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five are feared dead and ten others injured after a goldmine\ncollapsed on them this evening at Bushiangala rea in Ikolomani Sub County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afrilife Medical Centre Kakamega\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8UmQPge4qNU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isulu Location Chief Zacchaeus Shitandasi told the County\nSplash on phone that rescue operations have started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/07ee2f7b9b094783bbbcfcbb779df4a3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unconfirmed reports indicate that 37 people were in the\ngoldmine by the time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/178678870_1592158204323873_9169928835965743861_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majority of the miners who have been trapped in the goldmine\nare said to be Tanzanian nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.More to follow\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Collins Matubwi KAKAMEGA Five are feared dead and ten others injured after a goldmine collapsed on them this evening at Bushiangala rea in Ikolomani Sub County. 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