British army personnel, 85 in number, mostly medics, arrived yesterday in Sierra Leone to respond to the Ebola disease which is spreading thick and fast and wide in the country.
Civilians waved to the troops welcoming them to the country amid scenes that looked like an enactment of the war days when British troops were given a messianic welcome.
At Waterloo people lined the streets waving to them and praying it would mark the end of Ebola which has killed over 600 people in the country.
It is not clear how many British army medics are expected in total but more are expected to come.
Yesterday's batch followed some 40 who had arrived as part of the UK's £100 million intervention in the country which will see them build 700 beds of treatment centres across the country.
This is the latest in international efforts to contain Ebola in Sierra Leone. There are 59 Chinese health workers in the country who've set up a holding centre.
160 Cuban medics are also expected in the country soon.
