Guinea buries 36 victims of Conakry landfill collapse

Guinea held a mass funeral attended by thousands on Friday for the 36 people killed in a landfill collapse in a suburb of the capital last month following heavy rains.

Many of the victims were sleeping when part of the massive garbage dump, located near homes in the Dar-es-Salam neighbourhood, gave way overnight between August 22 and 23.

During the ceremony Friday, authorities announced an updated toll of 36, including that there were 17…