ghost town

But the mass arrests and fears of deportation turned the Fashion District into a ghost town for several weeks after, with storefronts shuttered and frightened workers staying home.

His resistance tactics have included calling for street protests and "ghost town" operations aimed at bringing cities and towns to a standstill.

One of the affected neighborhoods is Jabriyat, a wealthy area overlooking the camp that has the feel of a ghost town, where villas bear the dusty patina of abandonment.

His death occurred in the middle of the night on a high-summer weekend, with Manhattan a ghost town.

Tchiroma's demand to turn major cities into "ghost towns" was not, however, followed to the same degree in the capital Yaounde.