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Sierra Leone: President Asks for Urgent Support for Flood Victims
Al Jazeera, 15 August 2017
The president of Sierra Leone says his country needs "urgent support now" for thousands of people affected by flash flooding and mudslides in and around the capital Freetown. Read more »
VIDEOS: Hundreds Die in Mudslide In Sierra Leone
At least 400 people have died and hundreds more are still missing after torrential rains on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown caused a mountainside to collapse on to a residential community. Ishmeal Alfred Charles of the Healey International Relief Foundation says that many houses have been "wiped away".
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14 August 2017
Witness Describes 'Disaster' in Sierra Leone's Freetown
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Hundreds of people are feared dead after a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, officials and witnesses say. Sierra Leone ... see more »
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14 August 2017
Hundreds Feared Dead in Sierra Leone Mudslide
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- Al Jazeera English
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Hundreds of people are feared dead after a mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, with authorities saying they are struggling ... see more »
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Sierra Leone: Hundreds Feared Dead in Mudslide
DW, 14 August 2017
Hundreds of people are believed to have died after a mudslide flattened dozens of houses on the outskirts of Freetown. Sierra Leone's official coroner has said more than 200 bodies… Read more »
