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People inspecting the damage after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone on August 14, 2017. Ernest Henry / Reuters
People inspecting the damage after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone on August 14, 2017. Ernest Henry / Reuters
More than 300 killed in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding
Initial Red Cross estimates said as many as 3,000 people were left homeless by the disaster and that figure was expected to rise
Reuters and Associated Press
15 August, 2017