A landslide at a landfill in the capital of Guinea kills at least 22 people, officials say
Heavy rains triggered the collapse, and officials said at least 22 people were killed as crews searched for survivors with excavators.
- On Sunday, August 23, 2026, a mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the Dar Es Salam landfill in Conakry, Guinea, killing at least 30 people and injuring six others, according to government reports.
- Heavy rains beginning around 3 a.m. triggered the collapse of the refuse mound at a site authorities had designated for closure, despite having issued prior eviction notices to residents in nearby makeshift shelters.
- Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visited the disaster site as search-and-rescue teams deployed excavators to recover bodies, while the civil protection service issued a provisional death toll of at least 22 people.
- Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation Dienabou Touré pledged, "We will ensure that the remaining families are relocated elsewhere," as the government committed resources for medical care and assistance for the wounded.
- Similar tragedies in Uganda and Ethiopia illustrate the persistent risks associated with informal housing near waste sites, a pattern that continues under Guinea's current leadership.
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Landslide at Guinea landfill kills 30
Thirty people died in Guinea's capital Conakry on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said. Six others were seriously injured in the 2.00 am incident in the Bbessia district's Dar-es-salam neighbourhood on the capital's outskirts, a government statement said. "Significant material and human resources have been deployed to search for any people who may st…
Days of rain had softened the site, and then the landfill was slipping: dozens of people were killed in Guinea's capital Conakry. Many had disregarded evacuation orders.
At least 30 people were killed in the fall of a landfill in West African Guinea, while others were injured. Heavy rain had softened the landfill in the capital Conakry.
Landslide at a landfill in Guinea kills 30 peopleA landslide of waste in the commune of Gbessiya after overnight rains has collapsed buildings. Six people are seriously injured, another 16 have suffered minor injuries.
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