Heavy train triggered the landslide at the waste mound. The government had issued eviction orders to local residents living near the landfill in the days leading up to the incident out of fear for a collapse.

Guinea's civil protection service says a mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in the capital Conakry, killing at least 22 people,…

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar Es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea's capital Conakry early Sunday killing at least 22 people, according…

At least 22 people were killed in Guinea’s capital Conakry after a huge mound of rubbish collapsed onto nearby homes following heavy rain, authorities said on Sunday.