42 people have died in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in Yaounde Cameroon’s capital on Monday as firefighters continue to search for more victims.
The latest incident occurred in the district of Mbankolo, on Sunday evening. The district is home to nearly 3 million people.
The heavy rainfall caused a dam holding back an artificial lake sitting on higher ground to burst, according to public broadcaster CRTV.
“Yesterday we pulled out 15 people who had died and this morning we have found eight,” the fire service’s second in command David Petatoa Poufong told reporters at the site.
