SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-MUDSLIDE
Published on Wed, Aug 16 2017 10:15 IST | 1439 Views
FREETOWN, Aug. 15, 2017 - People gather at the mudslide site in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Aug. 15, 2017. Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with immediate effect. The president made the announcement through national TV, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday after a devastating mudslide early Monday killed nearly 300 people on the outskirts of Freetown.
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RELATED NEWS: Sierra Leone begins burying hundreds of its dead
Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead and at least 600 missing following a devastating mudslide and floods in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.Relatives of victims of floods gather outside a morgue
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