Cities across Africa face threat of landslides like Sierra Leone
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Threat worsening as rainfall, deforestation increase
By Edward McAllister
DAKAR, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Natural and human factors made Sierra Leone's capital vulnerable to a landslide that killed more than 400 people this week: heavy rain, deforested land and communities forced by overcrowding to live on steep hillsides.
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