Landslides - September 1995, Cameroon

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Start date: 05/09/1995

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Cameroon

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On 5 September 1995 a swarm of 57 landslides occurred at Bafaka in Cameroon. Intense and continuous rainfall lasting for three days and an earthquake registering IV on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, were thought to have been the trigger.

¹ Ayonghe, S.N, Mafany, G.T, Ntasin, E & Samalang, P. 1999. Seismically activated swarm of landslides, tension cracks, and a rockfall after heavy rain in Bafaka, Cameroon. Natural Hazards. Vol. 19, pp 13-27

Event overview table

No. Deaths	3
No. Injured
No. Affected
Houses destroyed
Houses damaged
Other damage	- 6 km2 of forest and farmland were completely destroyed
Economic cost

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