Sierra leone mudslide
Guinea says 19 bodies washed up after Sierra Leone mudslide
The 14 August mudslide at Freetown’s crowded Mount Sugar Loaf killed an estimated 500 people, but hundreds of others are still missing
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide – coroner
The burials are expected to take place on Thursday, government spokesman Cornelius Deveaux said.
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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.
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[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.
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[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.
