Connaught Hospital, Sierra Leone's primary referral government hospital, has once again been inundated with floodwaters following heavy rains that have battered Freetown in recent weeks. Videos circulating...
After three consecutive days of heavy rains, Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, is grappling with severe flooding. Videos circulating on social media depict inundated communities and desperate pleas for...
Heavy downpours on Monday evening, July 1st, 2024 caused flooding in Regent Park. The flooding, which began around afternoon hours affected a major bypass road linking the city's west and east ends. Regent...
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio has sent his condolences to Libya after a deadly storm lives over 2,000 people dead. “I express my profound sadness over the loss of lives and property by...
Today, on Monday, August 14, 2023, the Connaught Hospital's triage unit experienced flooding due to a heavy downpour. The triage unit, a vital area within the hospital where initial patient assessments...
Freetown, the vibrant capital city of Sierra Leone, faces an annual challenge that disrupts the lives of its residents and threatens their safety and well-being—the perennial flooding that occurs during...
Flooding has been reported at the Public Works Department (PWD) Junction along Pademba Road Campbell Street axis. The flood is believed to have been caused by a heavy downpour on Wednesday morning. Traffic...
The Sierra Leone Metrological Agency (SLMet) has warned that locals should brace themselves for torrential rains that is going to lead to flooding this year. “There will be flooding except we try...
On Saturday and Sunday 27-28 August 2022, heavy rains overwhelmed the community of Culvert, in the east of Freetown. Several buildings were destroyed and more than 20 families were displaced from their...
It is Sunday morning the 28th of August. And as I sit at my writing desk in my room, it’s raining cats and dogs, as they say, and has been doing so since last night. This morning I have had to punch...
