Storm in Sierra Leone 2017
| Floods and landslide in Sierra Leone 2017 | |
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| Landslide area in August 2017 | |
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| Data | |
| Beginning | 11th August 2017 |
| The End | August 14, 2017 |
| consequences | |
| affected areas | Western Area , Sierra Leone |
| Victim | at least 1141 |
Map with all linked sites: On 14. August 2017 occurred in West Africa Sierra Leone , especially within the capital Freetown to flooding . These had led to a large landslide in Regent , a town near Freetown, at 6 a.m. local time . Many houses were spilled under the sliding slopes of Sugar Loaf and the debris flow, with many people still in their beds.
There are said to have been at least 1141 deaths. More than 1000 houses are said to have collapsed and 2000 people are homeless. Many of the victims were buried in mass graves because of the risk of epidemics .
President Ernest Koroma declared a state of emergency a few hours after the disaster . On August 16, a week of national mourning began with a minute's silence .
background
The National Weather Service has reported exceptionally high rainfall for Sierra Leone , which would have brought above-average rainfall in the days before the natural disaster . From August 11 to 14, it is said to have rained continuously in and around the capital, Freetown. A severe weather warning had not been issued by the Sierra Leonean Meteorological Office .
Due to inadequate sewage systems , poor construction and illegal construction, deforestation and the associated erosion , Sierra Leone is more frequently hit by such disasters.
See also
Web links
- Emergency appeal Sierra Leone: Mudslides - official report of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement from August 18, 2017 (pdf; English), accessed on August 18, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b RAPID DAMAGE AND LOSS ASSESSMENT OF AUGUST 14TH, 2017 LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS IN THE WESTERN AREA. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / International Development Association, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ↑ a b Hundreds die in floods in Sierra Leone. Mercury, August 15, 2017.
- ↑ Sierra Leone mudslides: Urgent plea for help as death toll rises . In: BBC . August 15, 2017 (English, bbc.com [accessed August 16, 2017]).
- ↑ Fabian Urech, Agencies: Landslide and Floods in Sierra Leone: Hundreds of dead recovered from the masses of mud - more victims are expected . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . August 15, 2017 ( nzz.ch [accessed on August 16, 2017]).
- ↑ More than 350 dead in Sierra Leone. Tagesschau.de, August 15, 2017.
- ↑ Mass burials after devastating Sierra Leone mudslide. News24, August 17, 2017.
- ↑ a b Mudslides, floods sweep through Sierra Leone capital Freetown, 312 dead . In: Hindustan Times . August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ Sierra Leone: fears of second mudslide as week of national mourning begins. In: The Guardian , August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Clarke, Hillary: Hundreds killed in Sierra Leone mudslides . In: CNN . August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca: Hundreds killed after Sierra Leone mudslide . In: The Guardian . August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ↑ At least 300 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding . In: Chicago Tribune . August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.