国际英语资讯:SADC pledges assistance to mudslide victims in Sierra Leone
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> (<span word="SADC">SADC</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="way">way</span>" <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="SADC">SADC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demise">demise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 400 <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="life">life</span>", <span word="said">said</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span>, <span word="Maite">Maite</span> <span word="Nkoana">Nkoana</span>-<span word="Mashabane">Mashabane</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="Chairperson">Chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SADC">SADC</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ministers">Ministers</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dreadful">dreadful</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="Nkoana">Nkoana</span>-<span word="Mashabane">Mashabane</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SADC">SADC</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chairperson">Chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="SADC">SADC</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="SADC">SADC</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="Nkoana">Nkoana</span>-<span word="Mashabane">Mashabane</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Ernest">Ernest</span> <span word="Bai">Bai</span> <span word="Koroma">Koroma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Freetown">Freetown</span>.</p><p><span word="Nkoana">Nkoana</span>-<span word="Mashabane">Mashabane</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urgently">urgently</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normalization">normalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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