Didier Drogba acknowledges hard truth on #PrayForSierraLeone

Didier Drogba took to his twitter handle to react to the silence from international communities on the mudslide that devastated Sierra Leone recently.

He quoted a tweet acknowledging that if the tragedy were to occur elsewhere, many Africans would be the first to start a solidarity hashtag.

On August 14, a hillside collapsed at 6am local time (06:00 GMT) mudslide and caused a mudslide that killed hundreds on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown.

The mudslide had occurred after three days of torrential rain which overwhelmed Freetown’s drainage system, creating waterways that churned down steep streets across the capital. It swept away homes, overran several houses killing hundreds of residents, many of whom were trapped inside their homes Many residents who survived were left desperate for news of missing family members.

The flooding took place in the mountain town of Regent, on the outskirts of Freetown. Located about 16km from the capital, the town of roughly one million people sits between the Atlantic Ocean and a range of hills.

Many people in Regent live in informal settlements on steep hillsides.

The death toll rose to nearly 500 with at least 109 children among those who have been killed.

It is estimated that at least 600 people remain missing.

See Drogba’s tweets