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Death toll from Sierra Leone mudslide hits 400, still expected to rise | CGTN Africa - Strengthening news coverage in Africa

16.8.17

Death toll from Sierra Leone mudslide hits 400, still expected to rise | CGTN Africa - Strengthening news coverage in Africa: The mudslide occurred on the outskirts of the capital Freetown early on Monday morning, as housed were buried with people still sleeping.

Acording to Sky News, the country’s chief coroner, Seneh Dumbuya, said he expected the death toll would rise to more than 500.

A rescue mission is still going on to find the missing people.

“In nearly a decade of working on humanitarian response I’ve never witnessed anything so tragic,” the agency quotes Melanie Stern from charity ActionAid to say.


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