Hundreds swarm around Sierra Leone Ebola victim, take cell phones images
- 9 years ago
In Sierra Leone's remote Kono district -- an Ebola hotspot -- a crowd gathers to see something that's now become all too common ...
The body of a suspected Ebola victim .... lying exactly where the man took his last breath, says an aid worker.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) FIELD SUPERVISOR FOR WELLBODY ALLIANCE, THOMAS BAWI, SAYING:
"Coming through I saw the guy fell off from the bike, he was like throwing up. So I immediately call the hospital but nobody respond."
(nats traffic)
Hundreds would eventually swarm around the body -- captivated -- immune to official warnings that Ebola is at its most infectious in the hours right after death.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MINING INDUSTRY WORKER, BRIMA LEBBIE, SAYING:
"Well people are still worried, that is why you can see the amount of people standing by watching. You see people are greatly worried because this is the Ebola saga."
(nats siren)
As night falls, a soldier from the area's Ebola response un
The body of a suspected Ebola victim .... lying exactly where the man took his last breath, says an aid worker.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) FIELD SUPERVISOR FOR WELLBODY ALLIANCE, THOMAS BAWI, SAYING:
"Coming through I saw the guy fell off from the bike, he was like throwing up. So I immediately call the hospital but nobody respond."
(nats traffic)
Hundreds would eventually swarm around the body -- captivated -- immune to official warnings that Ebola is at its most infectious in the hours right after death.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MINING INDUSTRY WORKER, BRIMA LEBBIE, SAYING:
"Well people are still worried, that is why you can see the amount of people standing by watching. You see people are greatly worried because this is the Ebola saga."
(nats siren)
As night falls, a soldier from the area's Ebola response un