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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the disaster
In August of 2022, persistent and heavy rainfall resulted in severe floods in Freetown; associated with landslides, especially in low-lying areas. Numerous impacts were reported in the communities of Kanikay, Culvert, Kaningo, Tengbeh Town, Looking town, Cassava town, and Brooks field. Houses were flooded, residents trapped in the raging waters and their properties destroyed. The landslides caused on 28 August, 4 deaths and some injuries rescue and evacuate to the hospital. The public infrastructure, mainly roads were rendered impassable, include the Bai Bureh Road, which is the most important route linking Freetown Central to the Eastern part. This situation made difficult the rescue and evacuations and delayed the humanitarian presence of Sierra Leone Red Cross Society, the Fire Force team, and the Major of Freetown team and MSF.
The joint assessment with NDMA, SLRCS and other humanitarian agencies conducted from 29 August to 7 September revealed a total of 12,903 people (1,817 households) were affected, with 08 deaths, 79 injured, and 4 missing because of flash floods and landslides. More than 18 communities rendered affected with 21% of the total affected households that have seen their houses completely flooded. The situation called for an intervention from humanitarian partners. SLRCS joint the collective efforts through the DREF allocation received on 14 September 2022, aiming to support 1,644 vulnerable families.