FREETOWN, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people are dead after flash flooding hit Sierra Leone’s capital on Friday amid torrential rains, mortuary sources said.
More rain was expected as some residents feared possible mudslides like ones that devastated parts of Freetown two years ago.
Serious damage was reported in the West African port city of more than 1 million people as homes and vehicles were swamped.
Flooding and mudslides in Freetown in 2017 killed nearly 500 people, with even more reported missing. — NNN-AGENCIES
