A landfill collapse on the outskirts of Conakry, Guinea, has killed at least 22 people after days of heavy rain triggered a landslide that buried nearby homes and shacks, authorities said Sunday.
The waste mound gave way around 03:00 local time as torrential downpours saturated the site in the Dar es Salam neighbourhood. The resulting debris flow swept into informal settlements adjacent to the dump, which serves the capital's roughly 1.5 million residents. Dar es Salam neighbourhood chief Lanciné Sylla initially reported 18 dead, while other tallies put the toll at 22. Minister of Territorial Administration Djenabou Touré visited the site Sunday morning and urged caution until search operations conclude before confirming an official count.
Authorities had issued evacuation orders for areas surrounding the dump in recent days, citing collapse risks. The site was scheduled to close permanently on Sunday, an engineering battalion waste management official said. A similar rain-triggered landfill collapse in Conakry killed 10 people in 2017.