The landslide happened on Wednesday night in the Maneah area after heavy rainfall. Rescue workers, including the army, were searching for survivors and other victims on Thursday afternoon.
At least 10 injured were taken to hospital in the nearby town of Coyah, the National Agency for Emergency and Humanitarian Disaster Management (ANGUCH) said.
"Significant logistical resources have been deployed to support rescue operations, conducted in close collaboration with local residents, who are guiding teams to the most at-risk areas," said planning minister Mory Conde.
Landslides are common in Guinea during rainy season, which runs from June to September, and have been worsened by chaotic urbanisation on mountain slopes and flood-prone areas.
Since the start of this season, ANGUCH has recorded about 50 weather-related deaths
7 dead, 9 missing after rope breaks on China bridge site
Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 -
The People's Daily said 15 workers and a project manager were at the site on the bridge spanning the Yellow River in Qinghai province when the rope snapped at around 3:00 am on Friday.
The bridge on the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway is the world's largest-span double-track railway continuous steel truss arch bridge, according to the report.
It is also China's first railway steel truss arch bridge spanning the Yellow River -- the country's second longest -- the report said.
Images published on the People's Daily website showed the partially built bridge, its middle section yet to be completed, with two giant scaffolding towers and several cranes alongside it.
A rescue operation was under way, the report added.
Industrial accidents are fairly common in China due to vague regulation and lax safety standards.
In December last year, 13 people went missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a major railway in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. There were no reports of any survivors.
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