The first mass burials of victims of Sierra leone’s devastating floods and mudslides take place, as blame grows over government “inaction” over deforestation and poor urban planning. As it emerged that at least 105 of the dead were children, citizens and experts alike questioned why the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma had not done more to tackle illegal construction in the overcrowded capital Freetown.
Aid organisations have warned that the rainy season is not yet over and that more flooding could arrive at any moment in the west African coastal city of around one million people.