Sierra Leone: Eight Years After the Deadly Mud Flows in Freetown, "People Build without Thinking About Danger"

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In Sierra Leone, one week after the eighth anniversary of the murderous mud flow in Freetown, which had killed more than a thousand people, the criticisms are increasing. Survivors and NGOs denounce the authorities' inaction: continued deforestation, constructions on the hills are still in place, and drainage systems are still inadequate.