17/08/2017

At least 600 people still missing in Sierra Leone following deadly mudslide


At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.


President Ernest Bai Koroma earlier pleaded for "urgent support", saying entire communities had been wiped out with nearly 400 people confirmed dead after the mudslide in the Regent area and floods elsewhere.

The Red Cross has warned it is a race against time to find survivors.  A mass burial of victims has also been planned to free up space in mortuaries.

Seven family members, village head killed as gunmen attack Fulani settlements in Niger State

      The late village head  At least 9 persons have been killed in attacks on Fulani settlements in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger...