YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least four people died and over 50 are missing in the west of Cameroon after three passenger buses and several road workers were caught in a landslide, authorities said Wednesday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least four people died and over 50 are missing in the west of Cameroon after three passenger buses and several road workers were caught in a landslide, authorities said Wednesday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least four people died and over 50 are missing in the west of Cameroon after three passenger buses and several road workers were caught in a landslide, authorities said Wednesday.
Torrential rains weakened the soil and lead do the landslide on Tuesday, Cameroon’s Minister of Public Work Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi said after visiting the site of the disaster, a stretch of a highway linking Dschang in the West Region of Cameroon and the country’s economic capital of Douala. Only four bodies have been retrieved from the rubbles, while dozens of others are still buried in the debris, he added. “I’ve asked that rescued victims be taken to the mortuary, while survivors should be fully taken care of in order that they’re quickly relieved of their pains,” Djoumessi said.
The disaster comes as West Africa has experienced some of the heaviest flooding in decades this year, kill.