At least 23 people have been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, the emergency services have said.
Rescue efforts were hampered by floods, forcing locals to pull bodies out of the debris with their bare hands.
The poor neighbourhood of Mbankolo was worst affected in the latest disaster, with some homes, built on slopes, collapsing and banana trees being uprooted.
The bodies of children were “spread out on the wet ground”, a resident was quoted as saying by the Cameroon Voice news website.
On Saturday, authorities in neighbouring Nigeria warned residents to expect floods in nine states as Cameroon began releasing water from its Lagdo Dam.
Last year, the release of water from the dam caused flooding and fatalities in Nigeria, especially in Benue state, on the border with Cameroon.
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