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Guinea landfill collapse in Conakry kills at least 30
Confirmed
What we know
A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar Es Salam — Conakry’s largest open-air landfill — early Sunday after heavy overnight rains, killing at least 30 people and seriously injuring six, Guinea’s central government said.
AP, AFP-circulated coverage, and The Independent reported the landslide buried nearby shacks in the Gbessia / Dar-es-Salam area. Search-and-rescue crews with excavators were still working the site Sunday as officials moved wounded residents to medical care.
What's confirmed
- AP (Conakry): government toll of 30 dead after rains from about 2 a.m. washed over the Dar Es Salam dump and triggered a landslide that buried nearby homes; six seriously injured; several homes destroyed.
- AFP via Al Jazeera / ABC: same 30-dead government figure; Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visited; suburb head Lancine Sylla told AFP 18 bodies had been taken to a morgue earlier in the day.
- The Independent: torrential rain at Dar Es Salam in Gbessia commune; six seriously injured and about 16 with lighter injuries in some tallies; site had been designated for closure Sunday.
- Lt. Col. Baldé Mamadou Bailo (military engineering sanitation officer): landfill was scheduled to close Sunday; authorities had recently ordered people near the site to leave over collapse risk.
What's still developing
- Final casualty and missing-person counts as excavation continues.
- Relocation and assistance for remaining families; government promised medical care and aid in Sunday statements.
- Any formal inquiry into why the dump remained occupied through the announced closure date.
Sources
- AP News — 30 dead; Dar Es Salam landslide after ~2 a.m. rains; six seriously injured; Sunday closure plan link
- Al Jazeera / AFP — Government statement; PM visit; Sylla morgue count; prior eviction orders link
- The Independent — Gbessia commune details; injury split; closure and relocation context link
- ABC News (AFP) — Wire corroboration of 30 dead and rescue operations link