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. Another 22 people were injured, including six seriously, in the city’s Dar-es-Salam area, though the collapse occurred at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, according to the government’s statement. Significant resources and personnel, including the military, have been deployed to search for survivors after the incident, though One woman told local media her five children had died in the disaster. There are fears that the death toll will rise further, and Rescuers were later seen using excavators to comb through a mountain of scattered rubbish at the site as local residents gathered nearby. Guinea’s Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah visited the scene to assess the situation and oversee the search efforts; a neighborhood leader, Lancine Sylla, had earlier told the AFP news agency he feared there would be a heavy death toll. “We have pulled out 18 bodies that were taken to the morgue,” he said — Another landslide at the same site killed 10 people in 2017. The disaster has raised concerns about the safety of waste management in the city; Heavy rain was cited as a contributing factor to the collapse; Local residents were visibly distressed and gathered near the site to support rescue efforts. The government’s statement emphasized the urgency of the situation and the need for coordinated action; the military’s involvement highlights the scale of the disaster and the need for additional resources. The incident exposes the vulnerability of communities living near such waste sites. The prime minister’s visit to the site was aimed at providing reassurance and ensuring effective response measures. The 2017 incident had also involved a similar type of collapse, raising questions about the long-term safety of the location. Continued efforts are being made to locate additional survivors and manage the aftermath of the disaster. The government has not yet provided a detailed timeline for the recovery and cleanup operations. The situation remains fluid, with the possibility of further casualties if more people are trapped. The collapse has drawn attention to the broader issue of waste management and urban planning in Conakry.