Dozens killed in landslide in Central African Republic

BANGUI: Authorities in Central African Republic reported that dozens of people were killed in a landslide at a mine near the border with Cameroon.

The incident occurred at Nana-Mambere in the western part of the country.

Many bodies remain buried, and the search for missing persons is ongoing. Local authorities have suspended operations at the mine.

In mid-March, a landslide killed seven people at a mine in the village of Ngouroum, also located in the western Central African Republic.

In comparison, 20 people were killed in February in Gordil in the country’s northeast.

-QNA