YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — A landslide in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé, killed at least 14 people who attended a funeral on Sunday, the regional governor said.
Naseri Paul Bea, governor of Cameroon’s Central region, told reporters at the scene that rescuers were still searching for others who may have been caught up in the disaster.
Witnesses said dozens of people were attending a funeral on the football field at the foot of a 60-foot embankment when it collapsed on them.
Yaoundé, a city of about 2.8 million inhabitants, is one of the wettest cities in Africa and is made up of dozens of steep hills. Heavy rains have caused some devastating floods across the country this year, weakening infrastructure and displacing thousands of people.
Last month neighbors Nigeria experiences worst flooding within a decade, with hundreds killed and 200,000 homes destroyed at least partially.
Scientists found this month, the heavy rainfall that led to disasters in Nigeria and neighboring countries in October is about 80 times more likely due to human-caused climate change.
