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Three Dead, Two Children Missing, Hundreds Displaced After Overnight Flash Floods in Freetown
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Freetown, 3 August 2026 — Heavy rainfall lasting six to seven hours in the early hours of Monday triggered widespread flash flooding, severe erosion and slope collapses across several communities in Freetown, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said in an update. The Agency said low-lying and hillside communities were particularly affected. Field officers were [...]
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