国际英语资讯:Sierra Leone President declares 7-day national mourning for mudslide victims
<p><span word="FREETOWN">FREETOWN</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15-- <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Ernest">Ernest</span> <span word="Bai">Bai</span> <span word="Koroma">Koroma</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="mudslide">mudslide</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 300 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Freetown">Freetown</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 16 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="mast">mast</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="at">at</span> 12 <span word="midday">midday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invoke">invoke</span> <span word="MAC">MAC</span>-<span word="C">C</span> (<span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Aid">Aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Community">Community</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="level">level</span> 3 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="requests">requests</span> <span word="bereaved">bereaved</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Connaught">Connaught</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="Mortuary">Mortuary</span> <span word="between">between</span> 9 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="and">and</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortuary">mortuary</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burial">burial</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unidentified">unidentified</span> <span word="corpses">corpses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="dignified">dignified</span> <span word="burial">burial</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="updates">updates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span>, <span word="Hon">Hon</span>. <span word="Cornnelius">Cornnelius</span> <span word="Deveaux">Deveaux</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Connaught">Connaught</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="is">is</span> 297, <span word="including">including</span> 109 <span word="children">children</span>, 83 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> 105 <span word="men">men</span>.</p>
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