Far North governor says victims of the Florina landslide ignored warning notices

The governor of the Far North region, Midjiyawa Bakary says victims of the May 2nd landslide in Florina in Maroua II failed to adhere to warnings to stop extracting rocks and crushing them into smaller particles on the hill where the incident occured for sale. He was speaking while on the scene to take stock of the situation. 'The SDO , D.O , and Mayor have warned the population severally to stop crushing rocks on the hill that collapsed. This was after a little girl of six years helping her parents crush the rocks to sell to construction engineers died of an accident in the process.' Explained, the Far North governor. Governor Midjiyawa Bakary regrets that despite this injunction taken, the population violated it and still went on with the forbidden activity. 'We reiterate to the population of Florina to stop this activity. It is very dangerous. Authorities have found them a settlement. We are looking for means to move them there.' Governor Midjiyawa Bakary stated. The chief executive officer for the F ar North region reminded that the two women who were pulled out alive are responding to treatment in the Maroua regional hospital. It should be recalled that a mass of earth from the hill, probably provoked by over exploitation of rocks and vibration from the crushing activity killed three women and a little girl. Relatives of the deceased persons are inconsolable. Source: Cameroon News Agency