(There are worse ways to die I know BUT, being buried in trash has got to almost be an exclusive third-world death sentence.)
At least 30 people were killed in a massive landslide in Guinea on Sunday when a mountainous open-air landfill collapsed and buried nearby shacks, trapping numerous victims beneath a mass of garbage.
The incident happened at Dar Es Salam, the largest waste dump in the West African country’s capital, Conakry, according to a report from The Associated Press (AP).
Guinea News reported that the weight of the waste caused a three-story building beneath it to cave in.
Authorities said heavy rainfall also washed over the refuse overnight, creating hazardous conditions at the landfill, according to the AP.
Six people were seriously injured and several homes were destroyed in the incident, according to reports. Officials launched a search-and-rescue operation to find any survivors.
The AP reported that the landfill was originally scheduled to close Sunday after officials warned of hazardous conditions, citing Lt. Col. Baldé Mamadou Bailo, the sanitation officer for the military engineering battalion.
Reuters reported that the landfill suffered a similar incident in 2017, when torrential rains caused a mudslide that killed at least eight people.
Why are they building thier shacks up against the pile of s..t?
ReplyDeleteMaybe 100 yards away or so, perhaps down the road?
It's Africa. The closer you are to the trash pile, the quicker you can be there to scavenge for whatever might be worth something. And the competition is probably fierce.
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