The 115 people killed in Friday’s massive fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone are being buried in a mass ceremony in the capital, Freetown.
Many of the dead were burnt beyond recognition after fuel leaked before catching fire at a busy junction.
The authorities have also made an urgent appeal for blood donations to treat more than 100 burn victims admitted to hospitals.
Officials say that blood supplies might run out in the next 72 hours.
Those being buried on Monday will be laid to rest in the same cemetery as some of those who died in the 2017 mudslide that killed some 1,000 people in the city, says local journalist Umaru Fofana.
A health ministry spokesman has confirmed that the number of known deaths has risen to 115.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
