US braces for above normal hurricane season

US braces for above normal hurricane season

This hurricane season could be the most active since 2010. Federal scientists forecast 14 to 19 named storms and 2-5 major hurricanes. An average season only sees 12 storms between 1 June and 30 November. Aug 19, 2017
Sierra Leone mudslide: Residents evacuate in fear of second mudslide

Sierra Leone mudslide: Residents evacuate in fear of second mudslide

Following the mudslide killing more than 400 people in Sierra Leone on August 14, the Regent area is being evacuated over fears of another deadly mudslide. Hundreds of people in the area near capital Freetown are still searching for lost relatives. Approximately 600 people went missing in one of Africas worst flood disasters. Soldiers and volunteers continue the search for bodies buried in the mudslide. Aid agencies fear corpses in the mud could contaminate water sources. Aug 19, 2017