A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, early Sunday (August 23, 2026), killing at least 22 people, according to a provisional toll by the country’s civil protection service.

Heavy rains, which started around 3 a.m. washed over the refuse, triggering a landslipe that buried nearby shacks.

The site was designated for closure on Sunday, according to Lt. Col. Balde Mamadou Bailo, the sanitation officer for the Military Engineering Battalion.