Alhaji Manika Kamara, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Family of victims of heavy flooding and mudslides that killed more than 300 people in Regent wait to identify their bodies at Connaught hospital morgue in Sierra Leone, Freetown, Wednesday, Aug. 16 , 2017. The death toll is expected to rise as search efforts continue, and the risk of further mudslides remains. (AP Photo/ Manika Kamara)

Families wait in rain to ID loved ones in Sierra Leone

by Alhaji Manika Kamara Associated Press, and Clarence Roy-Macaulay Associated PressAugust 17, 2017

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Hawa Stevens spoke through tears of the 28 family members she lost after surging mudslides and floodwaters swept through Sierra Leone’s capital, killing hundreds and leaving hundreds more missing.“Mother, father, sisters,…

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Families wait in rain to ID loved ones in Sierra Leone

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