People watch an area affected by landslide after unusually heavy rains that killed at least 13 people overnight in Anyama near Abidjan, Ivory Coast June 18, 2020/ REUTERS/ Thierry Gouegnon
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A landslide on the outskirts of Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan in the early hours of Thursday caused by heavy rains killed at least 13 people, the defence minister said.
The landslide occurred on the northern outskirts of Abidjan, where some neighbourhoods saw more than three times as much rain between June 12 and 15 than is usual, according to Ivory Coast's weather service.
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