Death toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 21
According to police spokesperson more could still be trapped but the number was unknown.
Mon Aug 12 2024
Newborn baby girl found abandoned at garbage dump
A newborn baby girl with her umbilical cord still intact was found abandoned at a garbage dump on Kampung Sungai Ara, Petaling Jaya, yesterday.
Tue May 02 2023
Tunisian police fire tear gas on protesters asking to close a garbage dump
Closure of controlled landfill this year in Agareb caused thousands of tons of household waste to accumulate for about a month.
Tue Nov 09 2021
Sri Lanka digs moat around landfill to keep out hungry elephants
Dozens of elephants lumber out of the forest daily into a garbage dump, rummaging through mounds of rubbish for wilted vegetable scraps.
Thu Nov 26 2020
Hopes fade for girl buried in Indian garbage dump
Neha Vasava was on top of a mountain at Ahmedabad's biggest rubbish dump where she and her family eke out a living when it collapsed.
Thu Oct 01 2020
Many feared buried as hopes dim after Sri Lanka garbage dump landslide
Police say the known death toll from the disaster has risen to 26 and emergency workers are to resume their search on Monday after halting late on Sunday night.
Mon Apr 17 2017
Garbage dump landslide kills 35 in Ethiopian capital
Hundreds of people rely on the 50-year-old Reppi dump, the city's only landfill site, to survive.
Mon Mar 13 2017
Main culprit behind roadside garbage dumping revealed
Syarikat Umpan Jaya Sdn Bhd has been named as the main culprit for dumping approximately 250 tonnes of garbage along MRR2.
Mon Dec 23 2013
Foreign nationals turn city into garbage dump
In conjunction with the long Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays, thousands of foreign workers went sightseeing. In the process, they also littered the city.
Sun Aug 11 2013