Maroua: Four die in Florina landslide
Four people have died in a landslide that occured Thursday May 2, 2024 at night, in the Florina neighborhood in Maroua, Far North region.
The deceased persons, three women and a little girl according to locals, were crushing rocks to smaller pieces on a hill before a mass of earth collapsed and buried them.
Experts suspect rock extraction and vibration caused by their crushing activity provoked the incident.
Their bodies were pulled out by elements of the army rescue unit in Maroua with assistance from the population who had already saved two women with injuries before the arrival of the rescue team.
Far North governor, Midjiyawa Bakari and other administrative and security officials were at scene to better understand the circumstaces of this slide.
