A flood-damaged building stands in Freetown, Sierra Leone after mudslides and heavy rain killed at least 312 people. ( SAIDU BAH / AFP/Getty Images )FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE—The death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone’s capital was certain to rise Tuesday as bodies washed up on a beach and workers searched for an untold number of people buried in their homes. Heavy equipment was deployed to dig into the piles of red mud. The Sierra Leone National Broadcasting Corp. showed people carrying the dead to the morgue in rice sacks. Rescue workers gather at the summit of a mudslide near Freetown, Sierra Leone on Aug. 14 , 2017.

Source: thestar August 15, 2017 13:30 UTC