22 Killed As Massive Landfill Collapses In Guinea Capital After Heavy Rains

<div class="flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow"> <div class="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1" dir="auto" tabindex="0" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="e63288f6-602b-4210-a69b-a98aa8e57942" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-6-mini" data-turn-start-message="true"> <div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden"> <div class="fbskMG_root markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling"> <p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="0" data-end="222">At least 22 people were killed after a massive pile of rubbish collapsed at Guinea&rsquo;s largest landfill in the capital Conakry early Sunday, according to a provisional toll released by the country&rsquo;s civil protection service.</p> <p data-start="224" data-end="431">Heavy rains began around 3am and washed over the waste at the Dar Es Salam landfill, triggering a landslide that buried nearby makeshift shelters. Search and rescue teams were deployed to look for survivors.</p> <p data-start="433" data-end="580">The landfill had been scheduled for closure on Sunday, said Lt Col Bald&eacute; Mamadou Bailo, sanitation officer with the military engineering battalion.</p> <p data-start="582" data-end="772">Authorities had issued eviction notices to residents living near the landfill, prompting many families to leave the area. However, several people were still there when the collapse occurred.</p> <p data-start="774" data-end="933" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">&ldquo;We will ensure that the remaining families are relocated elsewhere,&rdquo; Territorial Administration and Decentralisation Minister Dienabou Tour&eacute; said at the site.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start">&nbsp;</div> <div class="pointer-events-none -mb-px h-px w-full opacity-0" aria-hidden="true">&nbsp;</div>

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