<Tr> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Td> 499 + (official figures) ~ 1,050 (estimated) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Missing </Th> <Td> 810 + </Td> </Tr> <P> Early in the morning on August 14, 2017, after three days of torrential rainfall, devastating floods and mudslides occurred in and around Sierra Leone's capital city, Freetown . </P> <P> Heavy rainfall extended throughout the country during an especially wet rainy season, causing what is considered one of the worst disasters in decades . In the Western Area of Sierra Leone itself, rainfall totaled 41 inches (104 cm) since July 1--nearly tripling the region's seasonal average . The destructive behavior of the mudslides was exacerbated by a number of factors, including city's situation at or below sea level, poor infrastructure, and ineffective drainage system . As of August 20, the number of confirmed deaths is 499; hundreds of others are missing and feared dead . More than 3,000 people were left homeless and hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed by the mudslides . </P>

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