Tag: Mudslide
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Again, mudslide kills 250 persons in DRC
No fewer than 250 persons are feared dead and many others injured after a massive mudslide swept over Tara Democratic Republic of Congo. Tara is a fishing village in the Central African country. Pacifique Keta, deputy head of Ituri province where Tara is located, told newsmen that the death toll was now between 150 and…
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Mudslide disaster: Buhari orders donation of $2m cash, relief materials to Sierra Leone
The President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has donated cash, food, medical supplies and other relief materials worth $2 million to victims of the mudslide in Sierra Leone. A statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda, said the items donated include $1 million cash, as well as 315…
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Mudslide: Sierra Leone declares seven days mourning
Sierra Leone’s President, Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with immediate effect. The president made the announcement on Tuesday over the recent mudslide in the country that caused huge loss of lives and massive devastation on the outskirts of the capital city – Freetown. According to a statement from…
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Sierra Leone mudslide death toll rises to 270
Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, the mayor said on Tuesday. Freetown mayor, Sam Gibson, told reporters that rescue operations continue in the town of Regent where the mudslide happened on Monday morning. Vice President of Sierra Leone Victor Foh said on…