Cornelius Deveaux
Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide, hundreds feared dead
Rescue workers have recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the chief coroner said on Aug. 15, as morgues struggled to find space for all the dead.
Dozens of houses were buried when a mountainside collapsed in the town of Regent early on Aug. 14 - one of the deadliest natural disasters in Africa in recent years.
Death toll in Sierra Leone mudslides expected to rise
The death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone's capital was certain to rise Tuesday as bodies washed up on a beach and workers searched for an untold number of people buried in their homes.
Sierra Leone Mudslide: 200 Suspected Dead in Flooding
More than 200 bodies have been brought to Sierra Leone's morgue after floods and mudslides brought a trail of chaos to West Africa, a coroner official has said, quoted by The Independent.
Authorities say at least 21 people have been killed with many more fatalities expected.