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Citi FM\u2019s Supporting Sierra Leone Initiative has been bolstered by donations from corporate Ghana, welfare organisations, and individual citizens.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0Thursday, August 17 to Monday, August 21, Citi FM<\/strong> welcomed donations\u00a0in the form of clothes,\u00a0blankets, mattresses etc, to send as relief items to Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n

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Sierra Leone is contending with a humanitarian crisis after Regent, a town near Freetown, was struck by a mudslide and flooding after torrential rain.<\/p>\n

Over 400 people have been confirmed dead after the August 14 disaster and about 3,000 more have been displaced. About 600 people said to be still missing.<\/p>\n

Donations came from a variety of organisations like the Adabraka Police station, Sahara Insurance, Christ Faith Christian Home and Axis\u00a0Pension Trust.<\/p>\n

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“We are all one people and if your\u00a0neighbor is going through a crisis and it touches your heart to support and the need is there, you have to [offer support]” –\u00a0Christ Faith Christian Home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“We felt that we should support and contribute and contribute to the relief effort. We are happy that Citi FM is doing this otherwise we wouldn’t have had a place to bring it [the donation] so we are happy that we are able to help Citi FM do this.” ABT Associates rep.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pain of the Sierra Leoneans is also our pain so we have to the little we can. I wish I could do more. I wish our Sierra Leonean brothers a quick recovery from this disaster.\u201d – Joshua, Nigerian living in Ghana.<\/p>\n

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People have also donated cash for the initiative via mobile money.<\/p>\n

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By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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