Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea
Heavy rain triggered a landfill collapse that sent a mound of rubbish onto neighbouring homes, despite recent evacuation orders.
A landfill landslide in Conakry, Guinea's capital, resulted in 30 deaths and 6 serious injuries on Sunday morning, according to the government. The incident occurred in the Dar-es-salam district's Bbessia neighbourhood, near the outskirts of the city. Heavy rains triggered the collapse of a mound of rubbish at the landfill site at around 2am (0200 GMT).
The government has mobilized significant resources to search for survivors, rescue victims, and recover bodies. Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visited the site, seeing an ongoing search-and-rescue operation involving excavators. The local community expressed concern, with neighborhood leader Lancine Sylla estimating that 18 bodies had been recovered.
Former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, currently in exile, described the tragedy as "all the more worrying" due to the scheduled closure of the dump for Sunday. The government has ordered the evacuation of nearby residents due to the risk of further collapses. Guinea is currently under the leadership of General Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in 2021 and was elected president in December 2025.
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