Atleast 179 dead in heavy Sierra Leone mudslide (VIDEO)

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At least 179 people have been killed in a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the Red Cross says.

A hillside in the Regent area collapsed early on Monday following heavy rains, leaving many houses covered in mud.

A BBC reporter at the scene says many people may have been asleep when the mudslide occurred.
Sierra Leone's Vice-President Victor Bockarie Foh said it was "likely that hundreds are lying dead". 

The total number of casualties is likely to rise.

Mr Foh told Reuters news agency that the disaster was "so serious that I myself feel broken". See video of the heavy mud flood below:

Scores feared dead after a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetownhttps://t.co/zFQ32OhJHw pic.twitter.com/n2O1yNdxlZ

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