In a grim reminder that even trash can't be trusted after a storm, at least 30 people are dead after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site in Guinea's capital, Conakry, gave way and crushed nearby homes. The government confirmed the disaster, which occurred in the city's Dar-es-Salam area, and added that 22 others were injured, six seriously.

You know it's bad when the military gets called in to sift through garbage. The government deployed 'significant' resources, including troops, to search for survivors after the collapse struck around 02:00 local time, following a night of heavy rain. Because nothing says 'sleep safely' like a torrential downpour and a landfill the size of a small mountain.

A woman told local media that all five of her children perished in the disaster - because why not pile tragedy on tragedy? And officials fear the death toll will climb even higher, as rescue teams using excavators comb through the scattered rubbish, a scene that sounds less like a rescue and more like a morbid treasure hunt.

Guinea's Prime Minister, Mamadou Oury Bah, showed up to the site to look concerned and oversee the search, which is the least he could do. Neighbourhood leader Lancine Sylla had earlier warned the AFP news agency of a potentially heavy toll, saying, 'We have pulled out 18 bodies that were taken to the morgue.' Spoiler: the number later went up.

This isn't even the first time this particular patch of trash has turned deadly - a similar landslide at the same site killed 10 people back in 2017. But hey, third time's the charm, right? Actually, let's hope not.