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

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

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

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.