At least 179 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide - Red Cross

Reuters

14/08/2017

14:29 MYT

At least 179 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide - Red Cross

In this image made available by Society 4 Climate Change Communication, Sierra Leone, mud and water cascades near houses in Freetown, Sierra Leone Monday Aug. 14, 2017. - AP photo

At least 179 bodies have been brought to the central morgue in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, after a mudslide in the outskirts of the city on Monday morning, the Red Cross said.

The death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are recovered, Red Cross spokesman Abu Bakarr Tarawallie said by telephone.

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