At least 9 dead and three dozen injured in a building collapse in Cameroon

Dozens dead in Cameroon building collapse - La Prensa Latina Media

Yaounde, Jul 25 (EFE).- At least 33 people have died after a four-story building collapsed in Cameroon, officials said on Tuesday. The building, which was already housing residents despite still being under construction, collapsed on Sunday at 1am in Douala, Cameroon’s economic hub and largest city. Eyewitnesses EFE spoke to on Tuesday placed the death toll at 37, a day after Cameroon’s Housing and Urban Development ministry had confirmed 33 dea…

Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon building collapse

YAOUNDE (Cameroon), July 25 ― The death toll from a building collapse in Cameroon's business hub Douala rose to 37 yesterday, as neighbours recalled the structure's “failings” and “cracks”, fearing more bodies lie under the ruins. The four-storey block of flats collapsed onto another residential building in the north of the city overnight on Saturday. One of the worst such tragedies in the country's history, it left 37 people dead and 21 injured…

Death toll doubles to 33 in Cameroon building collapse while search is still underway for survivors

The death toll from a building collapse in Cameroon has more than doubled as rescue teams continue searching for survivors, authorities said Monday. At least 33 people died in a four-story building that collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon's largest city of Douala early Sunday morning, said Celestine Ketcha…

Death toll from building collapse in Cameroon rises to 33

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At least 33 people die in Cameroon building collapse

Authorities in Cameroon say 33 people have died in the collapse of a four-storey building in the city of Douala.

Death toll rises to 33 in Cameroon building collapse

A day after at least 33 people died when a building collapsed in Cameroon's business hub Douala, neighbours recalled Monday the structure's "failings