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Tag: Landslide

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29Aug/17

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

August 29, 2017DisasterAfrica, Continents, Disaster/Accident, Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, Economic Community of West African States, Environment, Freetown, Geography of Africa, Hassan Turay, Jimmy, Landslide, Regent, Regent Town, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone mudslides, Turay, 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 →

02Apr/17

Survivors face tragic first night after deadly landslide

April 2, 2017EnvironmentArmero, Automobile costs, Colombia, Country: Colombia, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Environmental soil science, Geography of Colombia, Landslide, Mocoa, Mocoa landslide, Natural disasters, Nature, Saskia O'Donoghue, Toll road, Weathersmbale

Roads and bridges lay in destruction as the death toll following a landslide in Colombia’s southwestern border province rises to over 200 with hundreds more injured. Saskia O’Donoghue reports Continue reading →