How to Help the Victims of the Sierra Leone Mudslide.
For those who don’t know:
The death toll from a devastating landslide and flooding that hit Sierra Leone earlier this week has risen to nearly 500, according to hospital officials.
More than 600 people remained missing on Sunday, with rescue officials warning that the chances of finding survivors are decreasing each day. The death toll earlier stood at 450.
One of Africa’s worst flooding-related disasters in years occurred when the side of Mount Sugar Loaf collapsed on Monday after heavy rain, burying parts of Regent town on the outskirts of the capital, Freetown.
Churches across the country held special services on Sunday in memory of those killed.
Authorities this week buried 461 bodies in quickly-dug graves in the nearby Waterloo cemetery.
Six days after the mudslide, at least 10,000 people have already been forced from their homes.
The government has called for the evacuation of another 10,000 people living on an unstable hillside in Freetown, where a large crack has opened.
I’m sure this list will be far from complete but here are some ways that you can help the victims of this disaster:
HELP SIERRA LEONE MUDSLIDE SURVIVORS
Help victims of mudslides and floods in Sierra Leone
Concern Worldwide is helping with the relief efforts, you can read about it and find a link to their donation page here.
Heart Shaped Hands is raising money which you can find here, and Kei Kamara, a Sierra Leone footballer and president of the organization, will match all the donations you make.
The Red Cross has been aiding Sierra Leone this past week, you can read about what they’ve done here and there is a donation link at the bottom of the page and here is the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society.
Sierra Leone Mudslide Relief Fund
Freetown Flood Disaster Emergency Appeal
Schools for Salone is also taking donations for the mudslide victims, if you donate here make sure to specify you want to money to go to the flood victims in the comment box.
