By KABS KANU : The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York yesterday launched a massive drive for assistance to victims of Monday morning’s devastating […]
SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT IN DEEP SYMPATHY WITH GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF SIERRA LEONE WITH PROMISE OF SWIFT ASSISTANCE IN THE WAKE OF THE MUDSLIDE AND FLOODING DISASTER. Sierra Leone’s Ambassador […]
By State House Communication Unit As rescue workers continue the frantic search for survivors, reaction to the deadly mudslide that jolted and devastated the Regent area and other communities on […]
BBC COVERAGE OF SIERRA LEONE DISASTER By Flora Drury BBC News Image copyright EPA Image caption Sierra Leone suffers floods on a regular basis Freetown is a city squeezing […]
NEW YORK TIMES COVERAGE OF SIERRA LEONE DISASTER By JAIME YAYA BARRY August 14, 2017 Mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rain killed scores of people in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta received news of the recent tragedy in Sierra Leone with dismay and sadness. Kenya and Sierra Leone are allies, partners and friends, so our thoughts and prayers […]
7 days of Mourning across the country has been declared with immediate effect The National Flag will be Flown at Half Mast All relatives are asked to visit the Connaught […]
President Ernest Koroma has visited the mudslide disaster site in Freetown. Here are the photos from various sources .
Press Release* The Sierra Leone Bar Association is gravely distraught by the tragedies which occurred in the morning of 14th August 2017 at Regent, Kaningo and other affected areas […]
A GRAPHIC VIDEO OF THE DISASTER A FILM ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER FACED BY FREETOWN DUE TO URBANIZATION , OVERCROWDING AND UNPLANNED BUILDING OF HOUSE ON HILLS AND SLOPES.
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