COCORIOKO SPECIAL REPORT : Heavy rains creating havoc in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has joined other  African countries–Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal , Liberia, Uganda and Kenya–where there have been media reports of heavy flooding during the present rainy season. In some cases in the other African countries, there has been considerable loss of lives as homes had  been swept away by the deadly torrential rains.

In Ghana and Senegal, whole communities were submerged in water, causing power outages and leaving thousands of people displaced  and a gas station explosion killed over 90 people in Accra in June after two days of continuous heavy rain.

We bring you photos of the flooding in Africa, including Sierra Leone (The photos from Sierra Leone courtesy of our man, Sheriff Alpha ) :

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FLOODING IN THE CAPITAL, FREETOWN

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FLOODING IN THE PROVINCES OF SIERRA LEONE

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PASSENGERS STRANDED ON THE KENEMA-BO HIGHWAY

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