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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "saddened" on Monday by the mudslide and flooding in and near Freetown, Sierra Leone, where officials say at least 300 people have died and at least 2,000 people left homeless.
When the deadly Ebola epidemic was raging in Sierra Leone and other West African countries, China stepped up to provide medical personnel, drugs and other assistance.
The Chinese steel and iron giant, Shandong Iron and Steel group has acquired the remaining 75% stake in Sierra Leone's Tonkolili iron ore mines from the mining giant, African Minerals Limited (AML).
China was commended for its positive role in the global fight against fatal Ebola virus in West African countries.
U.S. President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that West Africa is still "nowhere near out of the woods" in its fight against Ebola.
Nigeria would soon deploy 506 volunteer health workers to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the three Ebola-stricken West African countries, to help control the spread of the deadly disease, a top government health official said on Thursday.
China will provide Sierra Leone with more assistance if necessary to help the West African country fight the Ebola outbreak, Beijing's ambassador here said Sunday.
China is continuing its efforts to help western African countries combat the latest round of Ebola epidemic outbreak, having sent three teams of experts and medical supplies to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in spite of a high risk of infection.