Cameroon in mourning after rail disaster kill over 70

A day of mourning is being observed in Cameroon following a train accident that killed more than 70 people.
 
Flags are flying at half-mast throughout the country.

Reports indicate that the train, travelling from the capital Yaounde to the economic hub Douala, was crammed with people due to road traffic disruption between the two cities when the accident happened.

Transport Minister Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo said the train came off the tracks just before reaching the central Eseke.

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