Survivors of Guinea's deadly landfill collapse say authorities ignored warnings
Two days after a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea, rescuers are using giant excavators to search for victims. Anger is rising among residents, who say they had warned authorities that the rubbish dump was precarious.
A landfill collapse in Guinea's capital Conakry has resulted in the deaths of at least 31 people, with 22 others injured, including six seriously. The disaster occurred in the Dar-es-Salam area, where a mound of rubbish collapsed onto nearby homes at around 02:00 local time, following heavy rain overnight.
Rescuers are using giant excavators to search for victims, and significant resources and personnel, including the military, have been deployed to the site. According to neighbourhood leader Lancine Sylla, 18 bodies have been pulled out and taken to the morgue. One woman reported that her five children died in the disaster.
The government has promised free medical care for the injured and support for families affected by the tragedy. This is not the first landslide tragedy to occur at the site, with 10 people killed there in 2017. The government had recently ordered people living close to the site to move, but many residents remained.
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