Week-Long National Mourning in Sierra Leone Comes to An End
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera English
- Publication Date:
- 25 August 2017
- Tags:
- Sierra Leone
A week of national mourning has ended in Sierra Leone, after a mudslide killed around 500 people in the capital, Freetown. Hundreds remain missing and thousands of people have been displaced by the disaster. Bodies are still being recovered, as fears grow over the risk of disease. Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports from Freetown.
What Caused Sierra Leone's Landslides?
- Freetown Mudslide, Rainstorms Disaster - a Look At Possible Causal Factors
- Liberian Woman in Sierra Leone Fears Another Mudslide Might Kill the Rest of Her Family
- Deadly Floods and Mudslides Were 'Man-Made Disaster'
- Sierra Leone Mudslide - What, Where and When?
- How Can Sierra Leone Learn From Fatal Mudslides?
Helping Sierra Leonean Communities Affected By Mudslide
- Government Vows to Be Transparent With Aid From Overseas
- Mudslide Death Toll Doubles
- MSF Supports Communities Hit Hard By Mudslide and Flooding
- 270 Mudslide and Flood Disaster Children Registered
- Advocaid Donates to Mudslide Victims
- Sierra Leone Mudslide 'A Tragedy Mankind Called Upon Itself', Says LTA Chair
