Overview
- The landfill slid onto homes in the Dar-es-Salam neighborhood on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 22, government officials said.
- Guinea’s civil protection agency said heavy overnight rain softened the waste mass and caused the dump to give way and bury nearby huts.
- Search-and-rescue teams continued recovery work as Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visited the site to offer condolences and officials pledged to relocate surviving families.
- Authorities had ordered the site's closure and issued evacuation notices in the days before the collapse, but officials say many residents remained in place, prompting opposition calls for a transparent inquiry.
- The disaster recalls a deadly 2017 landslide at the same dump and highlights a broader problem in Guinea where deep poverty, informal settlements next to hazardous sites, and weak waste management raise recurrent risks for residents.