PLANET IN PERIL

UN News Agency The United Nations health agency is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera in the wake of last week's mudslides and flooding in the country's capital, Freetown. Story here.

QC Country "Residents were shovelling away dead crayfish" according to Denise Melnyk. Story here.

EcoWatch An ancient Indonesian rainforest, home to elephants, orangutans, tigers and rhinos, is being destroyed by industries which extract products such as palm oil. Story here. A Sumatran tiger. Dick Mudde.

alberta views - David Schindler Harper is gone, but pro-development governments continue to ignore science. Story here.

CBCnews Too soon to know how strong twister was, but several structures damaged. Story here.