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People stand near a damaged house after a rubbish dump collapsed the day before following heavy rain on the outskirts of Conakry. Picture: AFP.

Sierra leone mudslide

Guinea says 19 bodies washed up after Sierra Leone mudslide

By Reuters

The 14 August mudslide at Freetown’s crowded Mount Sugar Loaf killed an estimated 500 people, but hundreds of others are still missing

  • This handout picture released on 14 August 2017, by Society 4 Climate Chnage Communication Sierra Leone, shows flooded streets in Regent near Freetown. Picture: AFP.

    Nearly 500 dead pulled from Sierra Leone mudslide

    One of Africa's worst flooding-related disasters in years occurred when the side of Mount Sugar Loaf collapsed on Monday after heavy rain.

    1769 days ago
  • Search and rescue team members and soldiers operate near a mudslide site and damaged building near Freetown, Sierra Leone on August 15, 2017. Picture: AFP

    Sierra Leone death toll at over 400 - UN humanitarian agency

    At least 400 people were killed on Monday when a torrent of mud swept away homes on the edge of Freetown, 600 people are missing.

    1772 days ago
  • Search and rescue team members and soldiers operate near a mudslide site and damaged building near Freetown, Sierra Leone on August 15, 2017. Picture: AFP

    Hundreds still missing in Sierra Leone mudslide

    Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday swept away homes on the edge of the capital, Freetown, the Red Cross said.

    1773 days ago
  • Residents walk through floodwaters past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on 14 August 2017 after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone. Picture: AFP

    Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to Sierra Leone mudslide victims

    On Wednesday, hundreds of Freetown residents queued to identify relatives crushed by the mudslide on Monday.

    1773 days ago
  • Residents walk through floodwaters past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on 14 August 2017 after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone. Picture: AFP

    Facing risk of disease, Sierra Leone buries mudslide dead

    Dozens of houses were buried when a mountainside collapsed in the rainy season in the town of Regent.

    1774 days ago
  • At least 179 bodies have been brought to the central morgue in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, after a mudslide in the outskirts of the city on Monday morning, the Red Cross said. Picture: Screengrab

    Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide – coroner

    The burials are expected to take place on Thursday, government spokesman Cornelius Deveaux said.

    1775 days ago
  • Residents walk through floodwaters past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on 14 August 2017 after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone. Picture: AFP

    Search continues for Sierra Leone mudslide victims

    Rescue workers have reportedly recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown.

    1775 days ago
  • Residents walk through floodwaters past a damaged building in an area of Freetown on 14 August 2017 after landslides struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone. Picture: AFP

    [WATCH] More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone mudslides

    At least 205 people have been killed and more than 600 reported missing following mudslides in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown. CNN's Farai Sevenzo reports.

    1775 days ago
  • At least 179 bodies have been brought to the central morgue in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, after a mudslide in the outskirts of the city on Monday morning, the Red Cross said. Picture: Screengrab

    [UPDATE] More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone mudslide - Red Cross

    The death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are recovered, Red Cross spokesman Abu Bakarr Tarawallie said by telephone.

    1776 days ago
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