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Cameroon: Rescue Workers Search for Survivors After Building Collapse
VOA, 24 July 2023
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has ordered the demolition of poorly constructed, illegal houses in the port city of Douala, the country's largest city and economic hub. The order… Read more »
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Cameroon: Over Dozen People Dead, Scores Injured as Building Collapses in Cameroon's Largest City
allAfrica, 24 July 2023
At least 16 people have died and close to 30 injured when a four-storey building collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon's largest city, Douala. Read more »
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Cameroon: Building Collapses in Cameroon's Douala, Killing Several
DW, 23 July 2023
A four-story building collapsed onto a smaller structure in Cameroon's most populous city Douala, with at least 12 people losing their lives. Read more »
Dozens Killed In Building Collapse In Cameroon
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has ordered the demolition of poorly constructed, illegal houses in the port city of Douala, the country's largest city and economic hub, Voice of America reports. The order came after a four-story building collapsed, killing at least 33 people, including four children. Rescue workers are still digging through the rubble in hopes of finding survivors.
Jerry Chifamba for AllAfrica reports that the four-storey building collapsed on to a smaller structure on Sunday July 23, 2023 . According to locals, the incident happened around midnight and emergency personnel did not respond until the early hours of the morning. An investigation is under way.
In a building collapse in Douala in 2016, five people died in similar circumstances, with officials blaming poor state of repair and potential breaches of construction standards. Local officials identified 500 buildings at risk of collapsing in June of that year.
