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At least 15 people died when a landslide engulfed members of a funeral party in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde, AFP reported citing local governor on Monday.
"We are now at 15 dead," Naseri Paul Bea, governor of the Centre region which includes Yaounde, told AFP news agency.
The victims had gathered in marquees at the top of a hill for a memorial service on Sunday when the ground collapsed. At least one of the tents and the people beneath it were swept away.
A dozen members of the fire brigade were shoveling away a huge mound of reddish soil at the foot of the hill to search for victims.
Sunday's service had been intended as a memorial tribute to five members of a local association who had died this year.
Yaounde is one of the wettest cities in Africa and is made of dozens of steep, shack-lined hills. Heavy rains have triggered several devastating floods throughout the country this year, weakening infrastructure and displacing thousands.
(With input from AFP and Reuters)
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