Ebola: infected bodies dumped outside hospital in Sierra Leone

Burial workers discard bodies in protest over unpaid wages as government admits money has 'gone missing'

Health workers from in Sierra Leone's stand near a corpse
(Image credit: FRANCISCO LEONG/Getty)

The highly infectious bodies of Ebola victims have been dumped outside a hospital in Sierra Leone by burial workers who have been left unpaid because government money has "gone missing".

Up to 15 bodies, including those of two babies were abandoned in the eastern city of Kenema by workers who say they have not received their hazard pay for over seven weeks. Government officials said that the workers responsible would be immediately dismissed.

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