The hardest hit appears to be the mountainous town of Regent, on the outskirts of Freetown, where a massive landslide killed hundreds.
According to Sierra Leone Red Cross, there are already more than 312 casualties, but the death toll is expected to soar as many people might have been asleep when the Regent landslide happened.
"It is likely that hundreds are lying dead underneath the rubble. The disaster is so serious that I myself feel broken. We're trying to cordon off the area and evacuate the people," Sierra Leone's Vice President, Victor Foh, said.
More than 300 killed in Sierra Leone after heavy overnight rain
More
than 300 people have been killed in and around Sierra Leone's capital
Freetown after heavy overnight rain caused landslides and flash flooding
early Monday, August 14, 2017.
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Heavy flooding kills 312 in Sierra Leone capital Freetown, Red cross recovers 179 bodies from the mudslide on the outskirts of the capitalMy thoughts and prayers are with people of Sierra Leone.Hunderds feared dead due to mudslides;it is tragic and devastating.
A catastrophic mudslide has left three hundred people of #SierraLeone dead and trapped several others inside their homes.
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