{"id":402665,"date":"2018-02-19T17:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=402665"},"modified":"2018-02-19T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:08:12","slug":"mozambique-rubbish-mound-collapse-kills-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/mozambique-rubbish-mound-collapse-kills-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambique rubbish mound collapse &#8216;kills 17&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">At least 17 people have been killed in Mozambique&#8217;s capital, Maputo, after a huge mound of rubbish collapsed on their homes, officials say.<\/p>\n<p>Many more residents were injured when the pile of waste, some 15m (49ft) high, gave way in heavy rains at 03:00 local time (01:00 GMT) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers are continuing to search for people still trapped.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Maputo has experienced heavy rainfall since Sunday, which has damaged homes and flooded roads.<\/p>\n<p>Several properties were crushed in the incident in the Hulene district of Maputo, one of the poorest parts of the capital, while people were sleeping inside.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the emergency services, Leonilde Pelembe, warned that more victims could be trapped under the waste.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The information we received from local authorities is that the number of people living in those houses exceeds the number of deaths recorded,&#8221; Mr Pelembe said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n<p><figure style=\"width: 976px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/3FFA\/production\/_100087361_hi044951106.jpg\" alt=\"People watch rescuers search for bodies of victims buried under collapsed piles of rubbish in Maputo, Mozambique, 19 February 2018\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">EPA: Rescue workers clear rubbish as they continue to search for survivors<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p>The authorities said they had previously asked residents in the area to leave because their homes were constructed illegally, Reuters news agency reports.<\/p>\n<p>However, one local resident whose son was injured in the landslide, Maria Huo, said: &#8220;I live in this neighbourhood because I have nowhere to go. 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