Garbage dump collapses killing 17

By Christopher Torchia
Updated February 20 2018 - 1:31pm, first published 1:29pm
A garbage dump has collapsed in the Mozambique capital, burying seven houses and killing 17 people.
A garbage dump has collapsed in the Mozambique capital, burying seven houses and killing 17 people.

Heavy rains have triggered the partial collapse of a huge mound of garbage in Mozambique's capital Maputo, killing 17 people who were buried by debris.

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