{"id":27327,"date":"2021-11-08T10:36:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T07:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=27327"},"modified":"2021-11-08T10:36:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T07:36:56","slug":"three-days-of-mourning-over-sierra-leone-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/08\/three-days-of-mourning-over-sierra-leone-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Days Of Mourning Over Sierra Leone Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has declared three days of national mourning after a fuel tanker explosion on Friday killed more than 100 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Maada Bio said the country must learn from the incident, adding that those injured would be given free treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he was setting up a task force to look into the incident, and make recommendations on how to avoid this happening again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later on Monday, flags will be flown at half-mast to remember the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 101 people died and about 100 others were injured when the tanker blew up after colliding with another truck in the capital Freetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sierra Leone has suffered a number of recent tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March, more than 80 people were injured in a fire that swept through one of Freetown\u2019s slums, displacing more than 5,000 residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017, over 1,000 people were killed in a mudslide caused by heavy rains<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC Africa News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has declared three days of national mourning after a fuel tanker explosion on Friday killed more than 100 people. 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