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Guinea rescue workers dig for survivors after landfill collapse

Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after the landfill collapse in Conakry. [AFP]

Waiting for news after at least 30 people were killed when a mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. The landslide happened after heavy overnight rain. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]

A towering mound of rubbish at the main landfill in Conakry collapsed before dawn, sending a wave of waste crashing over shacks and tents in the Gbessia commune. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]

Heavy overnight rain saturated the unstable dumpsite, triggering the deadly landslide around 2am (02:00 GMT) while most residents were asleep. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]

Makeshift homes of wood, tarpaulins and metal sheets were crushed and buried under tonnes of rubbish and mud. [AFP]

Rescue workers scrambled through the debris at first light, using excavators, shovels and their bare hands to pull bodies and survivors from beneath the collapsed rubbish mountain. [AFP]

Survivors described scenes of panic in Conakry’s crowded neighbourhoods, with families screaming for missing relatives as the stench of waste and earth filled the air. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]

Residents living near the landfill in Dar es Salam in Conakry leave their homes after the landslide triggered by heavy overnight rain. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]

The landslide happened less than a week after authorities declared the dump unsafe and announced plans to close it and move the waste mountain outside the capital. [AFP]

Guinea’s poor infrastructure and rapid urban growth have pushed vulnerable families to settle beside the landfill, despite years of warnings about the risk of landslides and floods. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]