Sierra Leone mudslide: At least 600 still missing in Freetown. 400 Dead

Nearly 400 are dead and 600 are still unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue in Freetown.

President Ernest Bai Koroma earlier pleaded for “urgent support”, saying entire communities had been wiped out.

Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead after a mudslide in the Regent area and floods elsewhere in Freetown on Monday.

The Red Cross has warned it is a race against time to find survivors.

A mass burial of victims is planned on Wednesday to free up space in mortuaries.

• A disaster waiting to happen?

Presidential spokesman Abdulai Baraytay told the BBC that bodies were still being pulled from the mud and rubble.

“The entire community is now in mourning. Loved ones are still missing, well over 600 people,” he said.

Source: Sierra Leone mudslide: At least 600 still missing in Freetown – BBC News