Sierra Leone: 8 dead among them 3 children from apartment collapse – There are trapped in debris

Eight people died, among them three children under the age of 5, from an apartment building made Monday (16.09.2024) in its capital, Fritown. Almost one day after the apartment building collapse in Sierra Leone, there are still trapped civilians under the wreckage. Unfortunately, shops were operating on the ground floor of the building, which increased the list of the dead. Since the accident yesterday, authorities have been on their feet to be able to free the victims. At this point are two cranes and rescue crew members using tools to help the victims. Over the debris there are countless volunteers who with bare hands do not stop looking for their loved ones. The images that went public cause panic. People cry and search carefully the trapped while ambulances have surrounded the area to receive the wounded. Sierra Leona Las autoridades locales informan que los equipos de rescate ya están en la zona, pero la situación de los atrapados siendo incierta. — Nelson Palacio Vásquez. (@nepava1) Eyewitnesses described the dramatic moments in the city with 1.3 million inhabitants, stressing that dozens of people lived in this building. Lucky and unlucky at the same time stood a 33-year-old tenant of the building as a few hours before the collapse he left his home. Unfortunately his wife and three children remain trapped under dust and concrete. A 19 – year – old bread salesman described how he heard a loud bang and felt the ground shaking. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world and buildings are often made with materials of poor quality or mischief. In parallel with the decommissioning operations, authorities are investigating the causes of the disaster. “So far six people have been rescued and eight have been confirmed to be dead, three men, two women, two little girls and a little boy, with the three children all under the age of five,” the police explained.