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Tag Archives: Freetown

29Aug/17

Survivors face uncertain future in wake of Sierra Leone’s mudslide

August 29, 2017DisasterAfrica, Disaster/Accident, Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, Economic Community of West African States, Environment, Freetown, Geography of Africa, Hassan Turay, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone mudslides, Weather, Western Area, Worldsmbale

A little over two weeks after a mudslide and flooding killed at least 500 people in Regent, a town near Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, one survivor takes us through the moment when the disaster happened. The United Nations estimates that 3,000 people have lost their homes. Continue reading →

15Aug/17

More than 200 killed in Sierra Leone as mudslide sweeps away homes

August 15, 2017EnvironmentAfrica, British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War, Disaster/Accident, Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, Freetown, Geography of Africa, Geography of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, War/Conflict, Western Areasmbale

REGENT VILLAGE, OUTSIDE FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE (AUGUST 14, 2017) (REUTERS) – A mudslide killed more than 200 people on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday (August 14), sweeping away homes and leaving residents desperate for news of missing family members. Continue reading →

23Mar/15

One year on, Ebola still claws at West African nations despite progress

March 23, 2015HealthcareBiology, Charles Mambu, Ebola, Ebola virus disease, Ernest Bai Koroma, Freetown, Guinea, Koroma, Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières, Medicine, Microbiology, Mononegavirales, Sierra Leone, Tropical diseases, World Health Organisation, Zoonosessmbale

Complacency and traditional beliefs sap fight to eradicate Ebola, warn health officials, as West Africa marks one year anniversary of outbreak that has killed over 10,200 people and infected twice as many.

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