Guinea Buries 36 Killed in Conakry Landfill Collapse
Guinea held a mass funeral for 36 people killed when a rubbish dump collapsed in Conakry. Seventeen were Sierra Leonean, a figure Freetown had confirmed days earlier. The post Guinea Buries 36 Killed in Conakry Landfill Collapse appeared first on The Rio Times .
On 4 September 2026, Conakry, Guinea buried 36 people killed when a landfill collapsed, according to the country's emergency agency. Seventeen of the deceased were from Sierra Leone, a figure confirmed on 31 August by Freetown. The disaster hit waste-pickers and families living near the Cimetière des Martyrs de Bambéto in Conakry, who lost homes and loved ones.
Guinea plans to rehouse about 1,500 people and demolish homes at risk of collapse. Thirty-six people died in total, with the number rising from 30 on the day of the collapse to 36 by the funeral. Sierra Leone sent 54 survivors to a school for shelter, with 32 women, 17 men, and five children being assisted. The government aims to relocate 1,500 people from the area.
This is the second landfill collapse in Conakry, the first occurring in August 2017, which killed nine people.
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