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Coverage dated November 26, 2022 to November 27, 2022

Landslide Kills at Least 14 Attending Funeral in Cameroon Capital

Headline from Voice of America

Dozens of people were attending a funeral on a soccer pitch at the base of a 20-meter-high soil embankment, which reportedly collapsed on top of them

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  1. New York Times

    Landslide Kills at Least 14 at Funeral in Cameroon (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Rescuers were still searching for people who might have been swept up in the disaster.

  2. Voice of America

    Landslide Kills at Least 14 Attending Funeral in Cameroon Capital (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Dozens of people were attending a funeral on a soccer pitch at the base of a 20-meter-high soil embankment, which reportedly collapsed on top of them

  3. France 24

    Multiple dead after landslide in Cameroon (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 11 people gathered to mourn the deaths of several relatives, the regional governor told state broadcaster CRTV.

  4. France 24

    Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 11: governor (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 11 people gathered to mourn the deaths of several local people, the regional governor told state broadcaster CRTV.

  5. France 24

    Landslide in Cameroon kills at least 11 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde killed at least 11 people attending a funeral on Sunday, a local official told state media.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Landslide kills at least 14 at funeral in Cameroon's capital (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) -- A landslide during a funeral ceremony in Cameroon's capital on Sunday has left at least 14 people dead, the regional governor

  7. Al Jazeera

    Landslide kills 14 people attending a funeral in Cameroon (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Rescuers searching for dozens of others reported missing after a landslide in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde.

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