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Why northern Mozambique’s surging violence is worsening displacement crisis
Over 100,000 people displaced last year alone, adding to the 1.3 million people already forced to flee from their homes.
Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after the landfill collapse in Conakry. [AFP]
Waiting for news after at least 30 people were killed when a mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. The landslide happened after heavy overnight rain. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]
A towering mound of rubbish at the main landfill in Conakry collapsed before dawn, sending a wave of waste crashing over shacks and tents in the Gbessia commune. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]
Heavy overnight rain saturated the unstable dumpsite, triggering the deadly landslide around 2am (02:00 GMT) while most residents were asleep. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]
Makeshift homes of wood, tarpaulins and metal sheets were crushed and buried under tonnes of rubbish and mud. [AFP]
Rescue workers scrambled through the debris at first light, using excavators, shovels and their bare hands to pull bodies and survivors from beneath the collapsed rubbish mountain. [AFP]
Survivors described scenes of panic in Conakry’s crowded neighbourhoods, with families screaming for missing relatives as the stench of waste and earth filled the air. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]
Residents living near the landfill in Dar es Salam in Conakry leave their homes after the landslide triggered by heavy overnight rain. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]
The landslide happened less than a week after authorities declared the dump unsafe and announced plans to close it and move the waste mountain outside the capital. [AFP]
Guinea’s poor infrastructure and rapid urban growth have pushed vulnerable families to settle beside the landfill, despite years of warnings about the risk of landslides and floods. [Souleymane Camara/Reuters]
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![Bryan Reyes sits at the edge of his hospital bed in a temporary medical tent outside the the District Hospital Luis Ablanque De La Plata. Having sustained three fractures in his leg after jumping out of a first floor window to escape the earthquake, Reyes now feels disappointed by the state’s response to the crisis. [Euan Wallace / Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07904-1786751593.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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