Sierra Leone: The urgency to live | Deadliest Journeys
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2024
- 00:00 The daily life of the inhabitants of Sierra Leone is far from simple, but its men and women are like the emblem of their country: the lion.
6:27 Blood Diamonds, the key to insanity
11:27 Driving with half a truck isnt an unusual scene
25:20 Work isnt easy even for kids
31:35 Setting off in the landmind of Sierra Leonne
37:50 Ebola striked another village
directed by: Sebastian Perez, Guillaume Lhotellier
Their will to get out of it does not fail. Despite the scourges that regularly strike them, Sierra Leoneans approach life with humor and an inexhaustible joie de vivre. Nothing stops the inhabitants of this small West African country. Theo, the sand looter, Vandi and his transport company, and Fatima and her seven children, fight every day to earn a living, delivering a real lesson in self-sacrifice and courage.
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And people my at job always wonder why I’m always happy every day at work no matter what I got going on. I always tell them that I’m blessed to be where I am today. As kid growing up in two civil war from Liberia and Sierra Leone I never thought I was gonna make it out alive to see my people still struggling every day and night I just use it as motivation to continue doing good in life and never forget my upbringing.
Watchu do for work (N)word Jim?
Você atualmente vive em qual país ?
Maybe go back and help your fellow countrymen? Bet that thought doesn't cross your mind too often?
@@roadieman209 may you go over there to help? or, is it, that leaving you're cozy situation would be too hard?
@@michaelalexanderrunggaldie8870 How could he even help effectively bro you guys tripping
I am 72 retired 🇺🇲 long haul trucker and dirt truck driver. These videos never cease to amaze and teach me new "McGuyver" tricks about getting unstuck or doing repairs with little to no help. Thanks for these great films. ❤
Here in USA, young guys don't even know how to change a flat they call rheir moms to y use their triple a card they have a blank look in their face, and these people are amazing and tenacious!😮
We in central Europe after 50 years of comunism , know this tricks .
Belive me , Human as a God's creature will fix each thing defence of situation .
Do you know ? In concentration camps kids were born , peoples hated , loved .They have arranged an alternative world .They trayed live as normal society in strange situation .Nothing .ore We , the people , will fix it .😅😅
These shows remind me how privileged I am and how lazy I can be.
It also gives me gratitude for what I have. Thanks for these awesome shows!
Yep, but not sure if privileged are good. even life are hard looks like african people enjoy it.
It's really a reminder of who is capable of what. Sierra Leone WAS a paradise
@@takoyaki-gq1qj Which part did you see these people enjoying life? All they do is complain about EVERYTHING
Same
yes thts the main aim of this selective documentary, so that when you weighed down by high taxes and cost of living, they show you this😉
I went to school to learn warehousing and there was a guy in my class, Bubagar from Sierra Leone.
He would study a course for 2 years, and then swap to a different profession. When I asked him why he does that, he said he wants to return to Sierra leone and teach people there the ropes and set up companies in order to help his country. Last I have seen on his socials he had returned there and started a few businesses and I assume he's doing well.
He never complained, always studied hard and got excellent grades. I helped him through the years because his Dutch wasn't good but he would always pay attention to me and together we would get him through the tests. The mentions in this docu about them having a spirit like a tiger isn't a lie!
I will never complain about my life anymore .these guys have got it so hard bless them all
You will forget about this and start complaining again!
Amen
@@coochiecrook7120 have to admit
You're so damn right
How about asking ur politicians to stop the exploitation of Africa and it's people
I watch these shows and know how soft my life is
The dude laughing int he broken truck definitely reminded me of some crazy dudes i used to work with. 20+ hours in, freezing, hungry and only thing you can eat is somthing simple and quick. But you still laugh along the way all the same.
I know Africa we have our problems but watching some of this documentaries i thank God for my home country Kenya
aki Kenya ni kuzuri bro
Its just that you are on the better side of Kenya bro,travel and you will know that African problems are all the same
@@giftmunkhondya3016 i am a transit driver but i don't have to worry about rain during the rainy season because the highways and major roads are in good state i know there are roads that are not accessible but they are not major roads but generally i can't complain about the road network cause there was a time like in early 2000s the roads were bad compared to now
Exactly
We are better off most African countries are really suffering we should thank God
the two guys on the wrecked truck were so wholesome, they deserve everything
Either they were drunk or just high on life!
So true
@@FantaLaStrada no the situation is so hopeless it’s better to laugh
some self made "snow chains" for the tires will be the best invest of his life🤣
fun part is that even life are hard, looks like people are happy.
I’m going though some tough times right now. Seeing videos like this always makes me remember that someone else would kill to be in my shoes. Always be grateful for what you have.
Your takeaway shouldn't just to be grateful with what you have. The takeaway is that you, just like these men, are capable of enduring much more. We are a men. We are built for stress and hard work.
nah blacks people in the US would still blame whites for the Blacks own mistakes in their own countries.
@@juanm1391 u are an ignorant human being
It warms my heart to see how optimistic every single person seems to be. I know this does not apply to everyone, but at least in most of these documentaries, everyone is smiling and loving life. I appreciate the hard work they do to survive. Its unfortunate they are in a perpetual state of bitter survival, but sometimes life sucks.
I absolutely love them, out of all those hardships, they still have a smile on their face.
This is exactly what I think
Vondi is the best boss I've ever watched, and I've watched 20-plus hours of these documentaries. The difference is that he actually stays calm and works as hard as his men!
Watching these videos make me feel how lucky I am and at the same time I'd not hesitate to lend a hand to my neighbors.
@@owinobenard1633 I already did, thank you! =)
@@ultramanxk7 jhkhgfdsah
Koo
A colleague of mine I worked with in a transport company in Cologne, Germany around 1998 even ran a small hotel somwhere in Freetown. His name was Santigie Camara, but everyone called him Sammy. Always joking and smiling. Never will forget that bloke.
I can't help but laugh along with those two guys on the wrecked truck who are laughing away at the face of hardship . . . wet from head to toe and eating only a wet bread soaked by the rain for dinner . . . Hardship will one day leave them because it cannot break their spirit to fight and carry on forward . . . I now feel ashamed of myself for complaining about the little imperfection that comes along with life. . . These people are struggling at a jumbo level. .May God bless them all . . .
This gives the word "hardship" a new meaning.
These are tough people. May they all be blessed.
Inspite of all these hardship, the smile on their faces are priceless
Dang, that white truck with the crushed door, just kept going, and going, and going.
What a trooper it was. 😁
I thought we had struggles in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 but now I see we are blessed with the little we have. I felt sorry for those innocent citizens trying to make a living. Africa rise we need this to end
I am from Botswana and my thought was like we dont have struggles like these in Southern Africa. All our countries are interconnected with tarred roads. Here in Botswana and neigboring countries our major boarder gates have very good infrastructure
"A good driver needs to be a good mechanic " BEST ADVICE FOR ANY TRUCK DRIVER!!!!❤❤❤
7:14 love these guys lol
*"THE STRUGGLE IS REAL MAN....."*
XD
I’m amazed on how durable the vehicles can be if you disregard all convenience/safety “tech” and just water down to pure mechanical workings. I know the drivers skill set and spirit helps but mechanically, majority of these cars and trucks are in worse condition than what you’d find sitting at a Copart lot next to a wrecked Camry and a X5. And yet these things keep moving, doesn’t matter how many questionable fixes it takes, what’s so impressive and important is that they still work as vehicles.
They’re common especially in this line of work in Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa. As you can see, you will end up be a semi-mechanic to some degree though cause any problems you have to fix where you can’t find fitters in remote locations.
Especially the white truck, just look at the shape of it and listen to what noises it's making yet it still drives perfectly fine, unbelievable
They had to build cars to break down or else there would be no automatic industry.
Part of it is they aren't getting up to speed, low heat generation on bearing and engine. Up at normal cruising speeds on roads, 100kmph, they'd likely fall apart or shudder like crazy
They didnt do jackshit, it's just old primitive tec from the west they keep alive WAY beyond the point anyone outside of Africa would, but when manpower is cheap you can have 10 guys do bush mechanics on a truck for 3 times its intended lifetime.
I cant help but be amazed at these cheerful people enduring the conditions. God bless them.
It’s sad to see the struggles of everyone, they persevere, struggles strong people. I know a few children that need to see this Documentary, I could only hope that they would truly see and change their behaviors. Thank you for this Doc!
Yeah the main problems is education and society :-/
My father was from Sierra Leone. Why would people risk their lives crossing a colonial bridge and not building their own infrastructure? What is strong about not helping our own people?
Bull s... Kids you talk about are living in civilized country so they don't have to deal with that bs, being poor, having shitty hard life is not something you should celebrate and be proud of, people you see in those documentaries would act like kids you talk about if they were in theirs place. It's matter of perspective. Also if you ever been to any 3rd or 4th world country you would know that they don't even try to rebuild or make stuff better they completely given up on trying to do anything sensible. That's why they will always remain poor, it's completely different mindset to Europeans or northern Americans. Company i worked for tried to do business in Africa, it was literally impossible outside of RPA, no one wanted to do actual work, we signed up over 50 people to build our local HQ, guess how many shown up next day... 3 out of 50 and we were offering very good payment they simply thought we will give them money even if they don't do anything... Eventually company given up on Africa and double downed on Asia and Europe.
I would love to donate a whole pile of nice clothes in our house that would help these boys. Its such poverty that fuels these civil wars across the Continent.
No country can develop itself without first, in relative terms. Being able to establish, through the rule of law. Peace and stability! In that respect. It isn't poverty that creates civil wars. It is corruption and criminality that creates the civil wars! Which in turn create poverty! Given the resulting strife, uncertainty and instability!! Hardly the right mix of circumstances for a country to develop itself!! Therefore, it is necessary to win that battle first!!
I have so much respect for the hard work these people go through and almost always with a positive attitude..
we complain about such stupid sh*t and have no idea about the hard road some people go down just to be able to feed their families
Theyare all doing these everyday in barefoot. Imagine thay.
Our cOmPlAinInG AbOuT sTuPiD sHiT is one of the reasons were not stuck in this fucked up situation. Most Africans are way too complicant with incompetent and corrupt political leadership, they simply believe the BS they are being told and get back to work, youll have armed rebell troops here and there but a) they usually are small minorities and b) they also often are in it for the money. Your attitude is not only toxic it also enforces the supression of Millions of people in Africa...
They also can get easily bitten by venemous snakes.
Every country struggled and it was by complaining about the stupid sh*t and refusing at times to do it those things, that it eventually improved.
What amazing resilient people .They will make their country great one day.
I will never complain about rough roads again.
I prefer more direct or literal translations than generally correct ones, but all your documentaries are very well done. I'm also glad you're bringing attention to some of these places and peoples that really deserve to have some help and better infrastructure. I hope these videos help bring resources to all these places and people someday soon. Thanks for the videos!🙏
I was also very confused by the translations haha. One guy spoke very clearly and it was still translated to a synonymous sentence with almost completely different words
Yes. They translated a guy saying "When you see these black stones diamonds are close by" into "When you see these black stones the diamonds are not far away"
His own words made it perfectly clear and "translating" them made no sense🤷♂️
No butter no mayonnaise to no butter no cheese
Africa's a very rich nation yet they live in poverty because of mismanaging
@@plumeria1985 I think it's because these are french documentaries, then the french script is translated to english and it doesn't always line up with the original after 2 translations
It brought me tears on watching the human suffering. God bless these men and women.
If only you knew - they are sitting on gold and diamond - but is really not benefiting them at all
What a life. Impressive how people are still keeping a good attitude and keep going to make the best of it. Not sure if I had this strenght.
Great to see old german trucks, still pulling strong 🙌 Must be a hard life tfor people there, but the positivity in most of those people is nice to see.
Yes, although the O in OAF stands for Austria
@@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq Good point.
Square chocolate Muslims believe in Virgin Mary as a prophet.
من اليمن 🇾🇪🇾🇪 احي هؤلاء المحاربون الحقیقیون مرنون يقاتلون مع قساوة الحياه من أجل عائلاتهم. عسى الله أن يمنحهم حياة أفضل ويخرجهم من هذا التعب والمصاعب
❤
Those guys in the wrecked truck… I’ve never wanted to buy someone a good cheeseburger as bad as I do seeing what they’re going through.
These guys make you realise.our lives are blessed.thay are tuff people thay just get on with what hard ships thay face.i hope god can give these people some rest bite and some good fortunes in the future god bless these people..🙏
No Matter how hard there job it is, they are doing it happily ❤❤❤.
I admire their strength & courage
This documentary depicts the day to day of the hustling and grinding ordinary men and women. Kudos to the film maker for showing professionalism.
Fatimata is so strong and brave,may Allah provide them peace she and her family and better their situation inshallah,
Incredible spirit of these hardworking people!
at 28:14 this is the attitude that has these people and this country where they are. They way he talks to his workers and his self demeanor.
These are great documentaries. Respect to the people of these countries who suffer because of the incompetence and corruption of their governments.
The reason Sierra Leone is what it is today is because of European invaders, not solely their government.
I've trailed to Sierra Leon twice, once to Bo and the other to Freetown. My sister has moved to Bo. It will truly make you see just how privileged you are. My last visit was almost 2 years ago.They are truly hard working people from the youngest to the oldest, They share whatever they have
I found myself rooting for these poor souls. They had me digging my feet into the floor to help them push and pull and everything else. I can't imagine being in there spot...
Great video. Feel sorry for the good people having to face so many challenges just to survive 😢
Every country has faced the same challenges to make life better and it takes work, some people don't want to work. that is the reason my father left Sierra Leone.
@@endangerdenglish Exactly.
@@endangerdenglish people don’t want to work there? I guess the guys in this video are the exception
It's heartbreaking💔😭 AFS am from Jamaica🌴🌴🌴
@@chrisbotts8334 seems like too many exceptions for that to be true
Greatest respect to them....what the hell have we got to worry about.
“ALLAH GO WITH U” how i amaze with this truck and people around
I love your subtitle interpretation of what they say. I can pick up most of their English words and what they’ve actually said and it’s spot on man. Love your work man very compelling
Beautiful people inside and out. The determination, skill and mind set is extraordinary. Love and prayers to them all.
Dern right...
It's so sad to live in a situation like this, bad roads and heavy rain falls
This is what the Tories will have us doing shortly
We in England lived like this hundreds of years ago but we learned to build a civilised infrastructure.
@yonhao Sleepy Why should the UN fund the building of roads? Don’t you think the people that live there should build the roads.
@yonhao Sleepy Didn’t we do this numerous times.
Band Aid x2
Live Aid
Live 8
Feed the World
I could go on. Until you stamp out corruption and introduce a democratic educated society this will never change
@@theworldsbonkers debeers should fund the roads since they’ve gotten filthy rich off the diamonds. Most places are also devastated in the years following a civil war. The southern US surely was. Some towns never recovered.
Good bless 🙏💯 all African people dispite the hardships still going much respect from Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲
Wow: I love these documentaries because they cause me to realize that we in America shouldn't have a SINGLE word of complaint about life in general. My heart goes out to these brave citizens, because they have the hearts of lions to face such obstacles on a daily basis, consistently, and NEVER give up.
Incredible story. Thanks for filming and sharing
Very admirable and strong people. Respect!
Where I am living, the locals took the sand from the beach, this lead to coastal erosion which threatened the only road running up the coast for approx 25 km. The gov. in its collective insanity decided to solve this problem by installing many thousands of concrete blocks to form a breakwater. All good and well until you consider what concrete is made from, yes that's right, mainly sand and rocks, the sand and rocks were taken from the beaches a few km up the coast. I'll give you two guesses as to what the problem now is.
Solving the last problem they caused with a new problem that will require a new fix
@@AlienLivesMatter Not a new problem, the same problem, they just shifted it farther up the coast. The best solution and cheapest would have been to move the road 100 meters inland as the coastline in question is mostly uninhabited.
@@MasterCedar No. Removing all locals really solves the problems. What are those people doing there? We all are just overpopulation, right?
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The road is gone
I visited Sierra Leone 10 years ago. Such a beautiful country and wonderful people
Strange that the colonials build bridges and roads, but are called the bad guys.
Your are spoiling the party😉
@@Deontjieit depends what country colonized it, like Indonesia has been colonized by Netherlands for 300 Years and nothing much happens
@@farelnaru8903 We were not colonized by the Dutch. Their VOC company just put up shop here. But from that sprung roads and farms. Then the British colonized us, And then it was more roads and railroads and fish and chips shops.
A very resilient people indeed never ever complaining about all the hardships that are thrown at them.
All I heard throughout this entire video was complaining.
Incredible spirit ! It’s amazing anything gets done with the condition of the infrastructure ! Imagine if they had what they needed what could be done !
Survival is one hell of a motivator.
They need a government that actually gives a shit, no excuse to not have anything resembling a maintained road.. war is no excuse, look at Rwanda for comparison
they NEED to make a series about trucking in africa it could be a win win the show could provide them with some desperately needed money and we get to watch and appreciate how lucky we are to have life so damned easy.
Wonderful documentary keep doing great things. Thank you. ❤
They do have joy in their hearts!!!!
I am amazed at these old trucks, but also suprised. Some classic trucks being used for their survival.
What I learned from this video;
- Proper tires do matter
- Locking differentials and locking wheel locks do too.
They are the working hard people's i can see God Bless them all keep them safe and give them what they need🙏
Hatts off to the people living over there,Hope one day they all Will lead a good life,God Bless
watching this to remind myself that all the meetings I'm having tomorrow in my air conditioned office is NOTHING compared to what these guys do
Esse povo é guerreiro quanta dificuldades e eles não reclamam 😢
hats Off for all the drivers and assistants for their effort take a bow
Beautiful people, they willing power is more than human. God bless them on their journey.
Repeat!! Please release a new one, eagerly waiting 🙏
My big respect to my African brothers and sisters. They show us how to survive in difficult situation. Fighting with nature is the difficult part, They respect nature and show us how to survive within the difficult situations. So amazing!
I love Africa and my dream is to travel Africa (when I have enough wealth)
45:18 I love how they are laughing regardless of how dire their situation is 😂😂
I've been binge-watching all your videos today.
You've cleverly exposed the shortcomings of my beloved Sierra Leone to the world. Would've been nice too if you had shared some solutions but thanks anyway for reminding us of our struggles as we'll continue to be resilient in our quest for survival. Wishing the wealthy countries well. We're surely looking forward to catching-up some day but In the meantime we'll continue to persevere and dream big.
Look at the US. Or China. This is what you want to catch up to? Only more inequality, corruption and repression. Sure, the roads are better ..
@@Quarantineism you would rather we don't catch up? There's always a possibility of shedding corruption both internally and external. There's always room for progress. Hope is not a bad thing. China etc were not this developed a few decades ago, we're they?
@@MB10104 You don't even know what you want. 'Progress' ist not a magic spell that makes all your problems go away. China developed itself mostly because of rampant industrialization, ruthlessly exploiting the masses of poor migrant workers, all under a political force that suppresses free speech, free Internet, copyrights etc. etc. Yes, yes, do your progress, but be prepared to pay a price.
@@Quarantineism well by your own theory, all developed countries must have exploited some unlucky people. We're told America was built by the sweat and blood of their African slaves, right? So from your logic the only way to develop is through exploitation?
@@MB10104 It might be not the only way, of course. But, it is the way it was certainly done in the last couple of centuries. Either through exploitation of people or natural resources or both.
Great video,keep it up.
Thank you! the content is educational and at the same time fantastic.
Its like being back in the stone age watching these people struggle with mud and mess...i admire their attitudes and spirit..
Semngat semngat sekalii ❤️ perjuangan hidup yg luar biasa❤
That beach was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. You could swim in the ocean or in a crystal clear lagoon with little colorful fish nibbling at you.
Like so much in Sierra Leone, it's been ruined by poor administration, a lack of opportunity, and corruption. I don't blame the average Slonean for this though. They're just trying to survive.
They only ever look to short term not long term . !!
They ruin everyone else's chance of making money from tourism for a quick book that will be gone in a year or two
This is a fabulous episode....these folks are amazing....I always feel terrible when I catch myself complaining about my cushy 1st world life....nothing to complain about except maybe failed expectations.
Big salute to people, there self confidence is awesome
I liked the video. My respect and admiration for a town like Sierra Leone, very beautiful people, with a very beautiful country but a very sacrificed life....
Sierra Leone is not a town it’s the whole country
I'll just be waking up when you premiere this. Just to let you know!
such hard working and determine set of Human......Thanks for shearing such wonderful documentary ❗☯♥
Criminal! Unbelievable that people have to struggle so much to barely survive.
I thought we had it rough in uganda 🇺🇬 but some of our brothers are literally struggling to make ends meet!
At least our roads are passable compared to what i have just seen here 😢
Relax bro,see who is doing the documentary, every country has it good and bad side.the west only shows the negative part of africa
Sad to see this road still in this condition since the 80's, since we traveled through it to Bo. for school. The Mano River Union however in the 80's, provided funding for the Liberian-Sierra Leonian highway project, which Liberia paved their side.
Saya senang setiap kali melihat ada tulisan "ALHAMDULILLAH" didepan truk mereka..
Semoga Allah SWT memudahkan semua urusan dan menjaga kesehatan kalian orang orang hebat 😊
I heartily salute for their great deeds they are struggling very hardly to reach onto their destinations
Nowadays globally soil erosion is drastically increased that’s why everywhere different kinds of climatic events happened annually lots of people are losing their life
Earth is a combination of different kinds of natural calamities in the entire universe but there is not any other planets that forms such kinds of natural phenomena.It means it’s very hard to colonize other planets for human civilization and different creatures despite of natural
disastrous and climatic pressure
That’s why everyone have to acknowledge their concentration on
“Save the soil”
“Save the sea”
“Save the forest”
“Save the Earth “
“Save the entire universe “🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
If sea sand is used in RCC. It will corrode the steel reinforcement and the structure will collapse in some time.
Being a civil engineer have been wondering about that too. Where I am, no one dares to use sand from saline water bodies be it river or ocean for fear of chlorides and sulpates
Did you miss the part where the new construction was shown with 'framing' of random branches? I don't think you need to be concerned about proper building.
Manusia yang jiwanya kental bersemangat dan tabah menghadapi segala ujian. Walaupun kehidupannya serba kekurangan tapi hidup dlm aman..
Estes são verdadeiros guerreiros, resilientes que lutam pelas suas famílias. Que DEUS os dê uma vida melhor, e os tire dessa dificuldade
Cara eu fico vendo isso e por mais que seja dificil no Brasil,moramos no céu se comparado a esses lugares,temos que dar valor no nosso trabalho e agradecer muito a Deus por tudo.
@@lucasv.7563
Exatamente isso
I like the documentaries better when the other Narrator that sounds Australian is Narrating because he translates and puts more emotions to to what the people are saying 😎
When the narrator said "And to rebuild their country", I got a lump in my throat. That is all we simple folk want. Just an opportunity to live peacefully with our fellow citizens. Please, politicians, give us an opportunity to rebuild our lives. I wish the people of SL fortitude to plough ahead and make their country a place where their children can grow happily. With LOVE from South Africa.
Thanks for these documentaries. They shed a light on countries, problems and situations that is pretty much needed to us in the western world
This is too much for a human being. The struggle, the frustrations ....I hope their government does something to the roads .
you're asking way too much from a government that only cares about money before being toppled by another that also have the same greed
May God bless this people
Amém.
In our countries where mostly roads are good,but people don't have good health because most of us forget how to work hard than harder. We think that 9-5 office job in good suit is hard work. After watching so many documentaries on this channel, I think we have nothing to do hard like these people. Hats off to all those who are living in such tough conditions.
and i was depressed at McDonalds cause someone raised there voice at me respect to these hard workers
He needs winter chains we use in Canada for getting through all that mud and hills lol they would work very well
My dad worked with a guy from Sierra Leone named Josh (assuming americanized name). His father was running for a political office to undo the corruption when Josh's whole family was assassinated. Josh decided to go back to Sierra Leone and i believe he tried to do the same thing. He was also killed. Josh was a great guy and always happy, i wish he was still around today.
That’s the issue, people want the country to improve but when someone trys to help, they “disappear “. Left with corrupted government who just want money.