Another One! Kasasiro Kills Over 30 People, 22 Injured!

By Swift Reporter

At least 31 people have been killed and 22 others injured after a massive mound of rubbish collapsed onto homes in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, following heavy overnight rains.

The disaster struck at about 2:00am in the Dar-es-Salam area, burying homes and residents beneath tonnes of waste and debris. Six of the injured victims are reportedly in serious condition.

Guinea’s government said it had deployed substantial resources and personnel, including members of the military, to support the emergency response and search for survivors.

Rescuers were seen using excavators to dig through the huge pile of scattered waste as residents gathered around the site, hoping to find relatives and neighbours alive.

Authorities warned that the death toll could rise as rescue teams continue searching areas believed to contain trapped victims.

One woman told local media that all five of her children were killed in the collapse.

Witnesses said the rescue effort itself became dangerous when another section of the waste mound gave way.

Robert Kamano Sâa, an eyewitness who spoke to the Associated Press, said residents rushed to the site after the first collapse to search for survivors.

He said people climbed onto the rubbish mound to look for victims before a second section suddenly collapsed in several stages, sweeping people underneath the waste.

Mamadouba Bangoura, whose house was destroyed, said his family was awakened by a powerful noise as the first wave of rubbish came down.

He said the initial collapse did not reach their home, but a second wave pushed into the house and brought it down.

“There were a lot of people [buried]… It is very, very difficult to talk about it because seeing a human being lose their life like that is pathetic, it is so painful,” Bangoura said.

Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah visited the disaster site to assess the situation and oversee rescue operations as emergency teams continued working through the debris.

Health Minister Khaïté Sall also visited injured victims in hospital and assured them that they would receive free medical treatment.

The government has also pledged support to affected families as authorities work to establish the full scale of the disaster.

Local neighbourhood leader Lancine Sylla said rescuers had earlier recovered 18 bodies and taken them to the morgue, before the government later confirmed that the death toll had reached 31.

The tragedy has renewed concerns over the safety of communities living close to the landfill.

Guinea experienced a similar disaster at the same site in 2017, when a landslide killed 10 people.

Authorities had recently ordered residents living near the waste site to relocate, but many remained in the area.

The latest collapse has also drawn political reaction, with opposition figure and former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, who is currently in exile, describing the incident as a tragedy that has left the country in shock.

Diallo noted that the incident occurred shortly before the landfill was expected to close, raising further questions about the timing and safety of continued operations at the site.

Meanwhile, rescue teams remain at the scene, searching through the mountain of waste for anyone who may still be trapped underneath.

Authorities are expected to provide further updates as the recovery operation continues and the number of casualties is established.