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Sierra Leone tanker explosion: Survivors try to rebuild lives
115 people have died in the tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital.
In the wake of the fuel tanker explosion that killed 115 people in, Freetown, survivors and their families are left wondering how to rebuild their lives. Campaign activities have officially started in The Gambia ahead of the 4 December presidential election. We hear from a Tunisian environmental activist as mountains of uncollected garbage litter the streets of Sfax.
(Photo: Coffins for the dead were draped in the national flag with the words "Rest in Peace".Credit: Getty Images)
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