A landslide has killed at the very least 14 individuals who had been attending a funeral in Cameroon, a regional governor has mentioned.
The funeral service was going down on a soccer pitch within the nation’s capital Yaounde, one of many wettest cities in Africa.
Witnesses mentioned kinfolk and mates had gathered on the base of a 20-metre-high soil embankment when heavy rains triggered its collapse, engulfing lots of them.
The area’s governor Naseri Paul Bea mentioned the seek for survivors was ongoing, however at the very least 14 had been killed.
“We’re carrying the corpses to the mortuary of the central hospital, whereas the seek for different folks, or corpses, continues to be ongoing,” he added.
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Yaounde, a perennially moist metropolis, is manufactured from dozens of steep, shack-lined hills.
Heavy rains have triggered a number of devastating floods all through the nation this 12 months, weakening infrastructure and displacing 1000’s.
