Local leaders say 1,000 dead from Sierra Leone mudslides

By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 1,000 people have died from the mudslide and flood that hit Sierra Leone’s capital nearly two weeks ago, a local leader and a minister said Sunday during services honoring the disaster’s victims.
The government had earlier put the death toll for the Aug. 14 mudslide at 450 dead, while rescuers and aid groups warned that many of the more than 600 people missing would likely not survive.
“Over 1,000 perished in the