On the suburbs of Conakry, the capital of Guinea, a mound of trash at a landfill crashed onto residences after heavy rains on Sunday, killing thirty people and badly injuring six more, according to a government statement. According to a government statement, the accident occurred on Sunday morning at 2 a.m. (0200 GMT) in the Dar-es-salam area of the Bbessia region. Significant resources, both human and material, have been used to collect the remains, rescue the victims, and look for anyone who could still be buried,” the ministry continued.
During Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah’s visit to the scene of the fatal disaster, AFP photographers witnessed excavators participating in a search and rescue effort through the collapsed landfill while a throng of spectators watched.
According to the official statement, steps have been made “to ensure medical care for the wounded” and “assistance for those affected by this tragedy”.In the statement released prior to the publication of the dead toll, he said, “It is now up to the competent authorities to establish, with full transparency, the circumstances that led to this disaster and to draw all the necessary conclusions.” Fears of a collapse have prompted the government to request the relocation of residents surrounding the site in recent days.
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