Authorities in Ivory Coast evict tens of thousands of people living near the country's main airport in Abidjan, in response to the death of a 14-year-old stowaway.
Authorities in Ivory Coast have evicted tens of thousands of people living near the country's main airport in response to the death of a 14-year-old boy in the undercarriage of a plane earlier this month.The Ivory Coast Government wants to create a 200-metre security perimeter around the airportAir France is still investigating the death of 14-year-old Laurent Barthelemy
The boy, Laurent Barthelemy, is believed to have snuck into Abidjan airport through the shantytown along the perimeter before jumping a fence.The Government announced it would create a 200-metre security perimeter around the airport to prevent such incidents happening again and ordered the Adjouffou neighbourhood evacuated.
Ahead of the deadline on Monday, people in Adjouffou, a warren of dilapidated, low-slung houses with some 200,000 residents, hurriedly gathered their belongings, including tin roofs, mattresses and toilet seats.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hail, flash-flooding and damaging winds ravage Australia's east coastGolf ball-sized hail blankets the lawn of Parliament House, after a severe thunderstorm ripped through Canberra. 9News Video here:
Read more »
Vehicle goes over Gold Coast cliff, smashes on rocksEmergency services are the scene of a crash where a vehicle has gone over a cliff and smashed onto rocks at the southern end of the Gold Coast.
Read more »
'No-one came to warn us': Gold Coast caravan park tourists wake to flash floodingA massive clean-up is underway at a Gold Coast caravan park after what locals describe as life-threatening flash flooding ripped through the area, forcing 400 guests to flee.
Read more »
Bushfire death toll rises after injured man, 84, dies in hospitalAn elderly man who was badly burnt when a firestorm ripped through south-east NSW on New Year's Eve has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the state's bushfire crisis to 21
Read more »
China reports third death from SARS-like virus as US airports start passenger screeningChina, the World Health Organisation and authorities across the globe are stepping up efforts to contain a virus known to have infected scores of people.
Read more »
Should we stop people living in highly dangerous fire-prone areas?Are there some places in Australia that are now too dangerous to live? A leading bushfire researcher thinks it is time we acted on a 2010 recommendation start buying back properties in extremely dangerous areas.
Read more »