At least 250 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding

By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Mudslides and torrential flooding killed at least 250 people in and around Sierra Leone’s capital early Monday following heavy rains, with many victims trapped in homes buried under tons of mud.
Survivors and volunteers dug through the mud and debris at times with their bare hands in a
In this image made available by Society 4 Climate Change Communication, Sierra Leone, mud and water cascades down the side on a hill in Freetown, Sierr