According to the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center, Sierra Leone experienced a particularly wet rainy season, with the capital city of Freetown, in the Western Area of the country, experiencing 41 inches (1,000 mm) of rainfall from July 1, 2017, leading up to the mudslides – nearly tripling the area's seasonal average. [9]

2017年8月16日 · Muddy water and debris continue to flow through the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city, but much of the damage can be attributed to a massive mudslide that struck early Monday...

2017年8月22日 · Search and rescue team members and soldiers operate near a mudslide site and damaged building near Freetown on August 15, 2017, after landslides struck the capital of the West African state ...

2017年10月18日 · A massive landslide in the Western Area Rural of Sierra Leone on August 14, 2017, slipped into the Babadorie River Valley and exacerbated existing flooding in the Western Area Rural and Urban...

2017年8月22日 · An emergency state was declared by Sierra Leone following floods and landslides leaving hundreds of people dead and destroyed thousands of homes on 14 August. Situation overview. According to government figures, a total of 493 victims have been buried. The bulk of funerals took place during the first four days following the landslide.

On 14 August, heavy rains triggered flash floods and a six-kilometre-long landslide in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, submerging and wiping out over 300 houses along the banks of the Juba river. Flash

2017年8月18日 · Sierra Leone is facing significant health challenges after this week’s devastating mudslides claimed nearly 500 lives, a government official said, with the number of dead expected to rise.

The government of Sierra Leone requested support to undertake a Post-Mudslides and Floods Rapid Needs Assessment and to develop a Floods Recovery Framework, with funding from the ACP-EU NDRR Program. Main Activities and results

2017年8月14日 · Hundreds of people are feared dead following massive mudslides near Freetown, the capital of the West African nation of Sierra Leone, according to government officials and aid agencies.

Following emergency response to the landslide and floods in and around Freetown on 14 August 2017, the UN system in Sierra Leone is now supporting national recovery.