Landfill collapse in Guineas capital kills at least 30 after heavy rains bury homes
A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, early Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 22 others, six of them seriously, according to a government statement .
Heavy rains triggered the landslide at the Dar Es Salam landfill in the Gbessia district around 3 a.m. local time, burying nearby shacks and homes under waste. Excavators and rescue teams were deployed to search for survivors and recover bodies, with Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visiting the site .
The government had ordered the landfill’s closure for Sunday and issued eviction notices to residents days earlier due to instability, but many remained in the area when the disaster struck. Lt. Col. Balde Mamadou Bailo, sanitation officer for the Military Engineering Battalion, confirmed the closure plan .
Dienabou Touré, minister of territorial administration and decentralization, said authorities would relocate remaining families. “We will ensure that the remaining families are relocated elsewhere,” she stated at the scene .
Local activist Abou Hamza told AFP that residents had organized protests and warned officials about the risks. “We organised sit-ins, we invited the officials from the relevant departments, but they didn’t take it seriously,” he said .
A local woman, Cire Diallo, told reporters she lost all five of her children in the collapse. “I have lost all my children. All I can do is put my trust in God,” she said .
The Dar Es Salam landfill, an open-air dump, was Conakry’s largest. Guinea, a West African nation with significant bauxite reserves, has struggled with poverty, with 43.7% of its population living below the national poverty line, according to the World Bank .
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