Why was the mudslide so deadly? Freetown has a population of more than 1 million people and has been growing at a rate of more than 3 percent since 1985, according to a briefing note by Urban ...

Freetown, Sierra Leone – In the blue hour of dawn, brothers Isaac and Idris picked their way back home along the mud and stone track from morning prayers at their local mosque.

The death toll was over 1,000. The survivors often feel the government has not helped them move forward. And they wonder if enough is being done to prevent new disasters.

Hundreds of people are feared dead after a mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, officials and witnesses say. Victor Foh, vice president of the West African country, has ...

A mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital city of Freetown has likely killed hundreds of people, according to the West African country's vice president. The incident happened when a hillside in the ...

Sierra Leone mudslide leaves more than 300 dead and at least 700 missing . ... By ABC News. August 15, 2017, 11:43 AM. 1:36. Search and rescue team members and soldiers in Freetown, Aug. 14, ...

Freetown’s deadly mudslide was brought up a lot over the last week, after a fuel tanker explosion in the city’s east killed 131 people, with 63 injured still in hospital ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone-- Torrential rains unleashed widespread mudslides around the capital city of Sierra Leone early on Monday as residents slept, burying many of them in their homes.. The ...

Children at a shelter for people made homeless by the Freetown mudslides. Aid groups are trying to ensure they are fed and helped. Timothy Kenney/CNN. READ MORE: How you can help Sierra Leone.

Augustine Deen, a 31-year-old officer with the Sierra Leone Police Force, was on night duty at his post in Freetown, counting down the hours, when disaster struck. Skip to main content.

The death toll was over 1,000. The survivors often feel the government has not helped them move forward. And they wonder if enough is being done to prevent new disasters.

Early last Monday morning Manga, 25, was preparing to head to work as a carpenter in the Regent area of Freetown, Sierra Leone, ... A massive mudslide, ...