Abandoned road works pit turns deadly in Nkyanwanzi

“This is not a safe or planned dam. It is a deep quarry with steep rocky sides. Once someone slips into it, climbing out is almost impossible,” he says. Residents say the site has already taken the lives of many people, including children, but for a long time, no action was taken.

A stone quarry in Neeme village, Kyankwanzi district, has turned into a water-filled death trap.