Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo confirmed the incident saying the four survivors were rushed to hospital in critical condition.
Area Member of County Assembly Gordon Onguru who was among the first people at the scene linked the tragedy to weak mine walls occasioned by the use of explosives to crack the stones in the mines around the region.
Rarieda Sub County Deputy County Commissioner Kennedy Lunalo said the miners went against directives that had outlawed mining in the region following heavy rains.
