Dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche, un immeuble d’habitation de quatre étages situé dans le nord de Douala s’est effondré sur un autre bâtiment résidentiel d’un étage. Au moins 37 personnes sont mortes. Les secours continuent de fouiller les décombres.
Read More »Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon building collapse
Business Recorder | YAOUNDÉ: The death toll from a building collapse in Cameroon’s business hub Douala rose to 37 on Monday, 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 …
Read More »Cameroon Building Collapse Kills at Least 16; Authorities Fear Toll Could Rise |+ video
VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — At least 16 people were killed and nearly three dozen injured Sunday when a four-story building collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon’s largest city, authorities said. “The casualty figures may be higher, said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of Cameroon’s Littoral region, where the …
Read More »At least 9 die and three dozen injured in a building collapse in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroonian authorities say at least nine people were killed and nearly three dozen injured in a building collapse. A four-story building collapsed onto a smaller one early Sunday morning in Douala, the country’s economic center and largest city. Bodies are still being recovered. The military’s fire …
Read More »Saudi and Cameroonian defense ministers hold bilateral talks
RIYADH | Arab News | Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with his Cameroonian counterpart Joseph Beti Assomo at his office in the capital, Riyadh, state-run news agency SPA reported on Thursday. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries, and …
Read More »WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon
July 19 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the brand name Naturcold contained extremely high levels of a toxic ingredient, the latest in a series of recent warnings about contaminated cough syrups. The packaging label on …
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