{"id":54386,"date":"2023-10-10T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=54386"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T12:33:06","slug":"cameroon-landslides-kills-more-than-30-people-in-yaounde-greenpeace-calls-on-the-government-to-act-and-for-polluters-to-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/54386\/cameroon-landslides-kills-more-than-30-people-in-yaounde-greenpeace-calls-on-the-government-to-act-and-for-polluters-to-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon: Landslides kills more than 30 people in Yaound\u00e9, Greenpeace calls on the government to act and for polluters to pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yaounde, October 10, 2023<\/strong> \u2013 . Greenpeace Africa sends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims following landslides in Cameroon\u2019s capital, Yaound\u00e9, and calls on the Cameroonian government to improve land-use planning for the safety of its citizens.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Stella Tchoukep, Forest Campaigner at Greenpeace Afrique said : <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe Mbankolo tragedy is not a new or isolated incident. Most frustratingly\u00a0 – it was predictable. Cameroon\u2019s land-use planning process started in 2011 with the Orientation law for land use planning and sustainable development<\/a>, and the validation of the National Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development<\/a> in 2016. Yet, no effective actions have been implemented thus far. Authorities must ensure that the land is suitable before settlement and restrict certain types of land use where geological and slope stability remains a question.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cLandslides cause considerable great economic losses and are becoming more severe due to harmful emissions and obstructing climate action by the fossil fuel industry. it\u2019s time these polluters pay for the loss and damage they cause,\u201d Stella Tchoukep added In October and November 2022,<\/a> Yaounde recorded two other mortal landslides in Mimboman and Damas. A similar tragedy occurred in August 2021 in the town of Foumban, killing a father and his two children. Further landslides killed nearly 43 people in 2019 in the city of Bafoussam (West Cameroon).<\/p>\n\n

Luchelle Feukeng<\/strong>
Communications Officer, Greenpeace Africa
Email: lfeukeng@greenpeace.org
Telephone: +237 656 46 35 45 (WhatsApp)
Greenpeace Africa Newsdesk: nafrica@greenpeace.org<\/p>\n\n

Stella Tchoukep<\/strong>
Congo Basin Forest Campaigner, Greenpeace Africa
Email: tmerline@greenpeace.org
Phone:+237 694590679<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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