Morgues overwhelmed after mud engulfs at least a hundred houses near the capital, Freetown, with 270 bodies recovered so far
The hunt for survivors of a devastating mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital has continued, with 270 bodies recovered so far, according to the mayor of Freetown.
A mass burial will be held later today to free up space in the city’s central morgue, which has been overwhelmed with bodies.
A national emergency has been called after the city suffered heavy flooding, thought to be the worst in Africa over the past two decades. The country’s interior minister, Paolo Conteh, warned that thousands of people were still missing.
At least a hundred houses were hit when a hillside in Regent, a mountainous town 15 miles east of Freetown, collapsed in the early hours of Monday morning. Some buildings were completely submerged.
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