Adamawa: 4 Dead After Torrential Rainfall Hits Ngaoundere – Cameroon Concord News

Four Dead, Families Displaced as Flood Ravages Cameroon’s Adamawa Region

Authorities in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon have called for vigilance and better urban planning to avoid future disasters following the death of four persons and the displacement of families after heavy torrential rains and floods. Local sources told HumAngle that the heavy rainfall in Ngaoundere, the regional capital, and surrounding areas caused significant damage and forced numerous families to leave. “The floods have seriously impacted the…

Adamawa: 4 dead after torrential rainfall hits Ngaoundere – Cameroon Concord News

At least four people have died following torrential rains in Cameroon’s mountainous region of Adamawa, an official said Saturday. Several days of torrential downpours in the region’s chief town of Ngaoundere triggered a sudden surge in the water level downstream of a local lake, damaging infrastructure and leaving some residents trapped, according to Valeri Norbert Kuela, prefect of the Vina division of the region. “People construct houses in sw…