FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The Latest on deadly mudslides in Sierra Leone (all times local):7:15 p.m. The Israeli Foreign Ministry says it has delivered thousands of meals to Sierra Leone as the West African country recovers from a deadly mudslide. Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said Tuesday that enough food for 10,000 meals had been delivered. The Red Cross estimates that 600 people are still missing as the death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone’s capital is certain to rise. Some are digging through the mud and debris with their bare hands in a desperate search for missing relatives.

Source: National Post August 15, 2017 13:42 UTC