30 dead after Guinea landfill collapse from torrential rain landslide

NewsWorldAfrica30 dead after Guinea landfill collapse from torrential rain landslideA local woman who lost her five children in the disaster told reporters, ‘I have lost all my children. All I can do is put my trust in God’Riley Hoffman Sunday 23 August 2026 21:47 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037870","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/guinea-landslide-landfill-rain-b3037870.html","title":"30 dead after Guinea landfill collapse from torrential rain landslide"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-186027","index":0}Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after a landslide struck (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Africa","regSourceNe...