More than 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding in various parts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
According to a presidential spokeman, President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning while pleading for "urgent support".
Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead after a mudslide in the Regent area and floods elsewhere in Freetown on Monday. The Red Cross has warned it is a race against time to find survivors.
Presidential spokesman Abdulai Baraytay told the BBC that bodies were still being pulled from the mud and rubble.
According to the BBC, a planned a mass burial of victims on Wednesday to free up space in mortuaries has been delayed.