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Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30

Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Rescuers were later seen using excavators to comb through a mountain of scattered rubbish at the site as local residents gathered nearby."Significant" resources and personnel - including the military - have been deployed to search for survivors after the collapse at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, the government added in a statement.

At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on to nearby homes in Guinea's capital Conakry, the government has said.

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