Sierra Leone braces for more mudslides, mass burials still underway

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A satellite image of the mudslide (C, left), in Freetown, Sierra Leone shows the scale of the damage. About 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) of the hillside collapsed on Monday, which covered homes in a 3.6 hectare (8.9 acres) area. Fresh estimates from aerial surveillance show a 29.1 hectares (71 acres) area that is likely to collapse as the country expects more rain in coming days. (DigitalGlobe via AP)
A satellite image of the mudslide (C, left), in Freetown, Sierra Leone shows the scale of the damage. About 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) of the hillside collapsed on Monday, which covered homes in a 3.6 hectare (8.9 acres) area. Fresh estimates from aerial surveillance show a 29.1 hectares (71 acres) area that is likely to collapse as the country expects more rain in coming days.
People wearing protective suits hold hands as they cross a river after the mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone. The Red Cross estimates that another 600 people are still missing or buried in the rubble. The President of the West African nation Ernest Bai Koroma said the country is in a state of grief and mourning. (REUTERS TV)
People wearing protective suits hold hands as they cross a river after the mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone. The Red Cross estimates that another 600 people are still missing or buried in the rubble. The President of the West African nation Ernest Bai Koroma said the country is in a state of grief and mourning.
Freetown is plagued by unregulated construction of large residential houses in steep hilltop areas. Deforestation for firewood and charcoal is another leading contributor to flooding and mudslides with many areas close to sea level and in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. (Afolabi Sotunde / REUTERS)
Freetown is plagued by unregulated construction of large residential houses in steep hilltop areas. Deforestation for firewood and charcoal is another leading contributor to flooding and mudslides with many areas close to sea level and in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
On Wednesday, the presidential office promised ‘dignified burials’ for the dead. While initial burials of at least 150 people took place on Tuesday, President Koroma (C, front) and other dignitaries including Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (2nd L, front row) were present during Thursday’s burials. Sierra Leone is currently observing a week long period of state mourning. (Afolabi Sotunde / REUTERS)
On Wednesday, the presidential office promised ‘dignified burials’ for the dead. While initial burials of at least 150 people took place on Tuesday, President Koroma (C, front) and other dignitaries including Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (2nd L, front row) were present during Thursday’s burials. Sierra Leone is currently observing a week long period of state mourning.
Reeling under the stress of the situation, Freetown’s Connaught Hospital has been overwhelmed by the number of dead bodies being excavated with the hospital’s morgue running out of space. Aid agencies have raised concerns over a risk of cholera and typhoid outbreaks as more flooding is expected in coming days. (Afolabi Sotunde / REUTERS)
Reeling under the stress of the situation, Freetown’s Connaught Hospital has been overwhelmed by the number of dead bodies being excavated with the hospital’s morgue running out of space. Aid agencies have raised concerns over a risk of cholera and typhoid outbreaks as more flooding is expected in coming days.

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