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The number of victims of the landslide in Sierra Leone increased by 500

Thousands of people were left without shelter.

Sunday was discovered thirty bodies the Number of dead in floods and landslides in Sierra Leone (Africa) reached 500.

About it reports Reuters, citing local authorities. According to the coroner Seine Dombai, Sunday was discovered thirty bodies.

They were all sent for immediate burial. Dumbuya previously reported that the number of victims of the floods could exceed 500 people. Rescuers continue searching.

According to the Director for humanitarian Affairs of the public organization ActionAid, Richard Miller, about 1.5 thousand people are disappeared.

At the same time, Sky News notes that up to 3 thousand people lost their roofs after the flood.

Also, thousands of residents lack access to drinking water. As reported, a crowded coastal city of Freetown, with a population of 1.2 million people every year suffer due to flooding after several months of rains that destroy temporary settlements and increase the risk of diseases such as cholera.

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