Latest on landslide at landfill in Guinea: 30 now dead

Several homes were destroyed.

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.

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

It happened less than a week after the government announced plans to close the site because of the threat it posed.

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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