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Aug 23, 2026

Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 30 people

A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea's capital Conakry, killing at least 30 people after heavy rains. The collapse buried neighboring homes before dawn.

Aug 23, 2026·4 sources
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  • ▪A previous landslide at the same Conakry landfill site killed 10 people in 2017
  • ▪The Guinean government deployed military personnel, civil protection services, and excavators to search for survivors buried under the Conakry landfill debris
  • ▪The landslide at the Conakry landfill occurred between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. local time on August 23, 2026

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Environmental regulationHumanitarian crisesExtreme weather impacts

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