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Survivors of Guinea's deadly landfill collapse say authorities ignored warnings

Residents and rescue workers use an excavator to search for bodies following a landslide that occurred overnight at the Dar-es-Salam landfill in Conakry, Guinea, on 23 August 2026.
Residents and rescue workers use an excavator to search for bodies following a landslide that occurred overnight at the Dar-es-Salam landfill in Conakry, Guinea, on 23 August 2026. AFP - -

Two days after a deadly landfill collapse in Guinea, rescuers are using giant excavators to search for victims. Anger is rising among residents, who say they had warned authorities that the rubbish dump was precarious.

The landfill collapse occurred in the early hours of Sunday in the Guinean capital Conakry's Dar es Salam neighbourhood, following heavy rain.

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