Cameroon: Dam burst in Yaounde kills 23 – Army reports

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A burst dam unleashed a torrent of water in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, resulting in the tragic loss of at least 23 lives, as reported by the army’s rescue unit on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday around 4:00 PM local time (1500 GMT) when a colonial-era dam failed, allowing water from a nearby small lake to flood the area, according to Assola Joseph, a local leader in the Mbankolo neighborhood.

On Monday morning, residents and rescue teams were engaged in the painstaking task of sifting through the wreckage, which included debris, shattered timber, uprooted banana trees, and corrugated sheeting, all scattered across a steep hillside.

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According to a Reuters journalist on-site, a minimum of five bodies have been retrieved, and a minimum of 30 houses have been obliterated.

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