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Mozambique: MDM Demands Resignation of Maputo Mayor
AIM, 21 February 2018
The opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), on Wednesday called on the Mayor of Maputo, David Simango, to resign in the wake of the catastrophic collapse of part of the… Read more »
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Mozambique: Collapse Death Toll Up to 21, Rescue Operation Ends
AIM, 20 February 2018
The rescue operation at the rubbish dump in the Maputo neighbourhood of Hulene ended on Tuesday, without the discovery of any more bodies. Read more »
Deaths, Houses Buried as Rubbish Dump Collapses in Mozambique
Maputo's main rubbish tip has collapsed after torrential rain, burying seven houses and killing at least 17 people. The rubbish tip, located in Hulene neighbourhood, is about ten kilometres from the centre of the city.
At least 17 people were killed and five injured as a result of the collapse of a mountain of waste accumulated for decades in the northern part of the Hulene dump - the largest in the Mozambican capital - at dawn on Monday.
