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Mudslide toll climbs as questions asked of Sierra Leone's government

Wafanya kazi wachimba makaburi ya walio fariki katika poromoko la ardi, Waterloo, Sierra Leone

Wafanya kazi wachimba makaburi ya walio fariki katika poromoko la ardi, Waterloo, Sierra Leone Source: Picha: AAP

Sierra Leone's chief coroner says rescue workers have unearthed around 500 bodies since last week's devastating landslide near the capital, Freetown.


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Sierra Leone's chief coroner says rescue workers have unearthed around 500 bodies since last week's devastating landslide near the capital, Freetown.


One of Africa's worst flooding-related disasters in years occurred when the side of Mount Sugar Loaf collapsed after heavy rain, burying parts of Regent town and overwhelming relief efforts in one of the world's poorest countries.

 

 

 


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