Guinea searches for survivors after landfill landslides kill 30

In Guinea, a landslide at a garbage dump outside the capital Conakry has claimed the lives of at least 30 people. The government of the West African country says it has mobilised significant resources to try and find survivors that may still be trapped under massive piles of waste. Less than a week ago, that same gover

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say  CNN

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

Heavy train triggered the landslide at the waste mound. The government had issued eviction orders to local residents living near the landfill in the days leading up to the incident out of fear for a collapse.

A massive landfill collapsed just hours before it was set to be closed

Heavy rains caused the heap of refuse to collapse. 01:53, Mon, Aug 24, 2026 Updated: 01:58, Mon, Aug 24, 2026 The landslide killed at least 30 people (Image: AP)Dozens of people have died after massive landfill collapsed just hours before it was set to be closed.Heavy rains on Sunday, August 23, caused the mountainous

mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea ‘s capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government.

Authorities said that heavy rains, which started at around 2 am, washed over the refuse at the landfill and triggered a landslide that buried nearby structures

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’

Authorities say a mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed following heavy rain Sunday morning, local time, with the landslide swamping nearby houses.

Rescue operations were continuing at the site of the landslide, which witnesses said was large enough to bury an apartment building along with more precarious dwellings.

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say  AP News

Landslide at Guinea landfill kills 30, government says  Reuters

CONAKRY, Aug 23 - A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.

GUINEA-LANDSLIDE/:Landslide at Guinea landfill kills 30, government says

A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills 30 people, officials say  Toronto Star

Guinea's civil protection service says a mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in the capital Conakry, killing 30 people

Heavy rains triggered a landslide that buried nearby shacks.

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