Obili, Yaounde:

Collapsed Building Kills Couple, Pregnant Woman, Three Others
At least three lifeless bodies were among the several victims that were retrieved from the rubble of a building that collapsed at the Monte Chappelle Obili neighbourhood in Yaounde, at about 8 am on Thursday 9 April, reports said.
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde

Rescue units and residents trying to retrieve trapped persons from the rubbble of collapsed building at Chapelle Obili in Yaounde

Voluntary rescue teams rushed to the scene of the accident, soon after the four storey building gave way and crashed to the ground, eye witness reports said.
    The brave rescue men, mostly commercial motorbike riders, managed to pull out a number of victims, some of whom had already given up the ghost.
    A pregnant woman was among the lifeless bodies retrieved from under the rubble, it was reported
    At least four persons died in the accident, among them a teenager who died later in hospital. Many survivors were severely injured.
    Local administrative authorities, who visited the scene later, told reporters that the building was constructed in total disrespect of construction norms.

    Neighbours said they had since alerted the council authorities after they noticed the building did not respect building norms. The council authorities only visited the site, but did nothing to pre-empt the accident.
    The Obili building collapse adds to many others that have occurred in recent times in big cities of the country, notably Douala and Bafoussam.
    Disrespect of building norms has almost always been blamed for all the accidents.