Dumpsite collapse kills five in Pemba, Mozambique, after Cyclone Kenneth

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Dumpsite collapse kills five in Pemba, Mozambique, after Cyclone Kenneth

7:23 CAT | 29 Apr 2019

Photo: O País

At least five people have died in Mozambique’s cyclone hit northern province of Cabo Delgado after heavy rain triggered a landslide in a garbage site.

The incident happened on Sunday night in the provincial capital, Pemba.

Four of the dead, according to the independent television station, STV, are from the same family.

The station says the number of the dead may rise as rescue and recovery operations continue.

Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Thursday last week with winds of 220km/h (140mph) which flattened whole villages.

Around 700,000 people are now thought to be at risk in the area as torrential rains continue.

STV reports heavy rains have been falling in Pemba, one of the world’s largest bays.

It says the municipal garbage dump cascaded over nearby houses, burying at least five people, who did not manage to escape the tragedy.

A team, including the fire brigade, are at the site digging the rubble as there are concerns that there could be more people trapped.

This is not the first time that the Pemba municipal garbage dumpsite has collapsed. In 2014, 23 people were killed in similar circumstances.

Collapsed homes and waist-deep water: Aerial footage shows the town of Pemba, Mozambique completely flooded from #CycloneKenneth.

At least 38 people are dead following the cyclone, AP reports, citing the government pic.twitter.com/rDWYKLQlvK

— Schnuck Networks (@schnucknetwork) April 29, 2019

Bombeiros da Força Nacional de Segurança Pública seguem em Pemba, #Moçambique, trabalhando no resgate de vítimas após passagem de novo ciclone que atingiu o país #cicloneKenneth. Até o momento 30 pessoas resgatadas. pic.twitter.com/r1zd9UdAs2 https://t.co/HLluTHQxmu

— Rádio Clube do Pará (@rclube) April 29, 2019

Rescuers are racing against time to help people caught in fast-rising floodwaters in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit city of Pemba as houses collapsed in one neighbourhood on Sunday and heavy rains raise fears of worse to come. pic.twitter.com/waNYpgmECQ

— ANews (@anewscomtr) April 29, 2019

#MondayMotivation: @WFP delivered yesterday the first food assistance in response to #CycloneKenneth in #CaboDelgado. 3,000 people in #Macomia district received maize, beans, and salt. More help is on the way, as @WFP_UNHAS chopper just landed in #Pemba today, from Beira. pic.twitter.com/8GYYPM9euc

— WFP Mozambique (@wfp_mozambique) April 29, 2019