Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 31

A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.

[DW] Heavy seasonal rains caused a mound of garbage to collapse, burying dozens of people and nearby homes before the break of dawn.

A search and rescue operation was launched as emergency teams combed through the enormous piles of waste for survivors.

At least 30 killed after landslide tears through rubbish landfill in Guinea  GB News

At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed onto nearby homes in Guinea's capital, Conakry, the government has said.

A mound of waste collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, Guinea, after heavy overnight rains, engulfing nearby homes.

A local woman who lost her five children in the disaster told reporters, ‘I have lost all my children. All I can do is put my trust in God’

Six others were seriously injured in the incident in the Bbessia district's Dar-es-salam neighbourhood on the capital's outskirts.

Heavy seasonal rains caused a mound of garbage to collapse, burying dozens of people and nearby homes before the break of dawn.

A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry, early on Sunday killing at least 22 people, according to a provisional death toll from the country’s civil protection service. Heavy rains, which started at around 3am, washed over the refuse, triggering a landslid

At least 22 people have been killed in a landslide in Guinea, according to provisional toll by the authorities (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert had incorrect grammar.