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Cameroon appeals for blood after deadly train crash | Cameroon appeals for blood after deadly train crash |
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Officials in Cameroon have called on the public to donate blood to assist with the treatment of 600 people wounded in Friday's train crash. | Officials in Cameroon have called on the public to donate blood to assist with the treatment of 600 people wounded in Friday's train crash. |
Eleven more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the death toll to 80. | Eleven more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the death toll to 80. |
France's ambassador in the country was one high-profile donor who donated blood and urged others to follow suit. | France's ambassador in the country was one high-profile donor who donated blood and urged others to follow suit. |
The passenger train was travelling from Yaounde, the capital, to the port city of Douala when carriages flipped over at high speed. | The passenger train was travelling from Yaounde, the capital, to the port city of Douala when carriages flipped over at high speed. |
Africa Live: Updates on this and other news stories | Africa Live: Updates on this and other news stories |
President Paul Biya told state TV that victims' [medical] costs would be paid for by the state. | President Paul Biya told state TV that victims' [medical] costs would be paid for by the state. |
He said an "in-depth inquiry" into the causes of the accident had been ordered. | He said an "in-depth inquiry" into the causes of the accident had been ordered. |
A day of mourning is being observed in the country with flags flying at half-mast, the BBC Richard Onanena in Yaounde says. | A day of mourning is being observed in the country with flags flying at half-mast, the BBC Richard Onanena in Yaounde says. |
Efforts are still underway at the central hospital of Yaounde to identify some of the dead, our correspondent adds. | Efforts are still underway at the central hospital of Yaounde to identify some of the dead, our correspondent adds. |
The wounded are being treated in hospitals in Yaounde and Douala, the two main cities in the country. | |
To cope with the emergency, at least 20,000 sachets of blood are needed, which officials hope to secure through the appeal. | |
"This is unprecedented and it came suddenly. Treating the wounded involves a considerable number of physicians," Tetani Ekwe, vice-chairman of the National Order of Physicians, told BBC Afrique. | |
"We can't afford to pay for the blood we need, so citizens have to donate their blood," Mr Ekwe added. | |
The National Order of Physicians has called on all medical professionals to go and offer their help at the hospitals where the wounded have been taken. |
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