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Mudflow in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2017-08-15)

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Activation time (UTC): 2017-08-15 16:05:00

Event time (UTC): 2017-08-14 23:55:00

Event type: Mass movement (Mudflow)

Activation reason:

More than 300 people have been killed in Freetown after houses are submerged by mudflows and rivers after a mudslide and heavy flooding in Freetown, Regent area, Sierra Leone.

However, a precise death toll is not yet clear and is likely to rise as many people might have been asleep when the mudslide happened in the early hours of Monday.

An estimated 2,000 people have also been made homeless after heavy rains caused properties to disappear under water.

Flash floods are reported in 13 communities of the capital area. Heavy rains on 15-16 Aug might lead to further severe flooding.

Reference products: 0

Delineation products: 0

Grading products: 2

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Mudflow in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2017-08-15). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.14CQ80R PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/404c3947-f1a4-4b46-a45f-7cb0819457bb

Keywords

CEMSCopernicusCopernicus Emergency Management ServiceCopernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping ActivationCopernicus EMSCopernicus ServiceEmergencyEmergency ManagementEMSR222MappingMass movementRapid MappingSierra LeoneSLE

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Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR222]: Mudflow in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2017-08-15)
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Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Regions and cities

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Science and technology

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Issued date
2017-08-15
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
19 Apr 2021 03:34
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR222 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/404c3947-f1a4-4b46-a45f-7cb0819457bb
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