AYV News, September 28, 2023

Heavy downpour has left many residents homeless in Kailahun township. The rains started at 2am and lasted for four hours, flooding the town market, parts of Kissi town community, Panguma Kebawana community and Kissi Kenema Masakpa community.

Several homes were turned into pools as properties worth millions of leones were damaged.

One of the flood victims emphasised that she almost lost her baby if not for the help of some area youths who came to her refuge.

This odd incident have left so many homes in total setback as school going pupils lost most of their learning materials, traders losing their goods and cash. The flood also left some boreholes and wells contaminated -making the environment unfriendly for human inhabitant.

Locals in the affected areas have pleaded with civil society and humanitarian organizations to assist them.