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Takribani watu 30 wamefariki dunia baada ya mlima wa taka kuporomoka na kuangukia nyumba zilizokuwa karibu katika mji mkuu wa Guinea, Conakry, kufuatia mvua kubwa.
Watu wengine 22 wamejeruhiwa, huku sita kati yao wakiwa katika hali mbaya.
Tukio hilo lilitokea majira ya saa nane usiku katika eneo la Dar es Salaam jijini Conakry. Serikali ya Guinea imesema dampo hilo liliporomoka ghafla baada ya mvua kubwa, huku ikihofiwa kuwa watu kadhaa wamekwama chini ya vifusi.
Serikali imetuma idadi kubwa ya vikosi vya usalama, ikiwemo jeshi, kushiriki katika shughuli za uokoaji.
Akizungumza na vyombo vya habari vya ndani, mwanamke mmoja amesema watoto wake watano wamefariki katika tukio hilo.
Mamlaka zinaendelea na shughuli za uokoaji, huku zikihofia kuwa watu zaidi huenda wamefunikwa na vifusi na hivyo idadi ya vifo ikaongezeka.
Awali, kiongozi wa eneo hilo, Lansine Sila, aliliambia shirika la habari la AFP kuwa kulikuwa na hofu ya idadi kubwa ya waathiriwa. Amesema hadi wakati huo miili 18 ilikuwa imepatikana na kupelekwa katika chumba cha kuhifadhia maiti.
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A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.
The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the site and relocate the waste because of the threat it posed, especially during the ongoing rainy season, which causes landslides and fatal flash floods each year in crowded, underdeveloped cities across parts of West Africa.
The landslide took place at around 2 a.m. (0200 GMT) in the Gbessia commune of Conakry, according to a government statement. The death toll was 30, with six people seriously injured and 16 more lightly injured, the statement said.
Rescue workers were using excavators and other tools to clear the site of the landslide, which witnesses said was large enough to bury an apartment building along with more precarious dwellings.
Guinea's minister of territorial administration, Djenab Toure, announced on Thursday that the government was closing the landfill because it was unsafe and said the waste was to be relocated outside Conakry.
Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visited the landfill on Sunday to assess the damage and supervise the response, the government statement said, adding that people should "remain calm, show solidarity, and strictly follow the instructions of rescue services and the competent authorities."
Source: Reuters
Watu wengine 22 wamejeruhiwa, huku sita kati yao wakiwa katika hali mbaya.
Tukio hilo lilitokea majira ya saa nane usiku katika eneo la Dar es Salaam jijini Conakry. Serikali ya Guinea imesema dampo hilo liliporomoka ghafla baada ya mvua kubwa, huku ikihofiwa kuwa watu kadhaa wamekwama chini ya vifusi.
Serikali imetuma idadi kubwa ya vikosi vya usalama, ikiwemo jeshi, kushiriki katika shughuli za uokoaji.
Akizungumza na vyombo vya habari vya ndani, mwanamke mmoja amesema watoto wake watano wamefariki katika tukio hilo.
Mamlaka zinaendelea na shughuli za uokoaji, huku zikihofia kuwa watu zaidi huenda wamefunikwa na vifusi na hivyo idadi ya vifo ikaongezeka.
Waziri Mkuu wa Guinea, Amadou Ouari Ba, ametembelea eneo la tukio na kutathmini hali ilivyo.Awali, kiongozi wa eneo hilo, Lansine Sila, aliliambia shirika la habari la AFP kuwa kulikuwa na hofu ya idadi kubwa ya waathiriwa. Amesema hadi wakati huo miili 18 ilikuwa imepatikana na kupelekwa katika chumba cha kuhifadhia maiti.
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A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.
The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans to close the site and relocate the waste because of the threat it posed, especially during the ongoing rainy season, which causes landslides and fatal flash floods each year in crowded, underdeveloped cities across parts of West Africa.
The landslide took place at around 2 a.m. (0200 GMT) in the Gbessia commune of Conakry, according to a government statement. The death toll was 30, with six people seriously injured and 16 more lightly injured, the statement said.
Rescue workers were using excavators and other tools to clear the site of the landslide, which witnesses said was large enough to bury an apartment building along with more precarious dwellings.
Guinea's minister of territorial administration, Djenab Toure, announced on Thursday that the government was closing the landfill because it was unsafe and said the waste was to be relocated outside Conakry.
Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah visited the landfill on Sunday to assess the damage and supervise the response, the government statement said, adding that people should "remain calm, show solidarity, and strictly follow the instructions of rescue services and the competent authorities."
Source: Reuters
