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Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says
Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state A landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks. The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the site and relocate the…
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Residents and rescuers search for bodies in the dump site in Conakry on 23 August. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Residents and rescuers search for bodies in the dump site in Conakry on 23 August. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Guinea Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state
Prefer the Guardian on Google A landslide at a huge waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks.
The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the site and relocate the waste because of the threat it posed, especially during the rainy season, which causes landslides and fatal flash floods each year in crowded, underdeveloped cities across parts of West Africa .
The landslide took place at about 2am (3am UK time) in the Gbessia commune of Conakry, according to a government statement.
The death toll was 30, with six people seriously injured and 16 more lightly injured, the statement said.