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Rubbish dump collapse kills 17 people, bury homes in Mozambique
Tragedy struck in the capital of Maputo, Mozambique when a rubbish dump collapsed on nearby houses killing no less than 17 people with growing fears that others may be buried under the heap of thrash.
According to reports, the collapse at the Hulene dump site which occurred at around 3am local time (1:00 GMT) on Monday was triggered by heavy downpour burying scores of homes around the area.
Leonilde Pelembe, a spokesman for the National Public Safety Service fears that there may be a number of other people trapped under the rubbish.
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“The information we received from local authorities is that the number of people living in those houses exceeds the number of deaths recorded, so work is still ongoing to see if there are any other deaths,” Pelembe said.
Reports say authorities had asked residents to leave the illegally built houses in the impoverished area of the capital before the unfortunate collapse.
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