Death toll in Cameroon landslide rises to 30, rescue efforts continuing
STORY: Death toll in Cameroon landslide rises to 30, rescue efforts continuing
DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:58
LOCATION: Yaounde
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the disaster-hit area
2. SOUNDBITE (French): LAZARD LETHINE, Survivor
STORYLINE:
Rescuers pulled out three more bodies later Monday after landslides in Cameroon's capital of Yaounde buried homes and buildings on Sunday, bringing the death toll of the disaster to 30, officials said.
National Fire Fighting Brigade in charge of the rescue efforts said that rescue operations were still underway at the disaster site where dozens more are feared trapped under the rubble.
The landslides occurred at 8 p.m., local time, Sunday in the hilly neighborhood of Mbankolo in Yaounde after a persistent downpour.
It is estimated that 25 houses were swept away by the floods.
SOUNDBITE (French): LAZARD LETHINE, Survivor
"I was sleeping and suddenly woke up. Water was everywhere, I was drowning. When I woke up, I saw that the water had already
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