Photos: Towering landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea’s capital, Conakry

A landfill collapse in Conakry kills 30, injures six, and destroys homes after heavy rains in Guinea's capital.

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.

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

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.

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.

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’

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

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

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

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 30 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