Landfill collapse kills at least 22 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

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A landfill collapse in Conakry, Guinea, caused by heavy rains, has killed at least 22 people. Rescue operations continue as authorities search for survivors amid fears of a higher death toll.

A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry, early on Sunday killing at least 22 people, according to a provisional death toll from the country’s civil protection service. Heavy rains, which started at around 3am, washed over the refuse, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks. Lancine Sylla, the head of the suburb where the incident happened, said he feared a heavy death toll. Guinea’s minister for territorial administration,...