STORY: Rescue teams backed by bulldozers and Red Cross volunteers continued searching through debris in Guinea's capital, as the death toll from a devastating landslide rose to 16 after heavy overnight rains triggered the collapse of a hillside that buried homes in the Manéah district.

A Reuters witness observed Red Cross volunteers recovering a body from the rubble under army supervision, as grief-stricken residents looked on.

Among the survivors was Mory Kourouma, who received the devastating news while travelling in Guinea-Bissau.

"They called me while I was in Guinea-Bissau. They called to tell me that the courtyard had collapsed on my family," Kourouma said, standing near the excavation site. He lost seven people from his compound, including his wife, two children, his wife's younger brother, and two neighbors' children.

Guinea, like much of West Africa, faces increasingly severe flooding and landslides during the May-to-October rainy season. Rapid urbanization and inadequate drainage systems around Conakry have left many communities vulnerable to such disasters, with search operations expected to continue as authorities work to locate any remaining survivors and recover additional victims.

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SHOWS: CONAKRY, GUINEA (AUGUST 23, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS FINDING BODY DURING EXCAVATION

2. VARIOUS OF VOLUNTEERS CARRYING WRAPPED BODY

3. VOLUNTEERS PLACING BODY INTO AN AMBULANCE

4. AMBULANCE LEAVING LANDSLIDE SITE

5. VARIOUS OF BULLDOZER DIGGING IN SEARCH OF BODIES UNDER ARMY SUPERVISION

6. VARIOUS OF MANEAH RESIDENT MORY KOUROUMA, OBSERVING EXCAVATION

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Malinke) MANEAH RESIDENT, MORY KOUROUMA, SAYING:

"They called me while I was in Guinea-Bissau. They called to tell me that the courtyard had collapsed on my family. I returned here yesterday at midnight. I came to see if it was true: my wife, my two children and my wife's younger brother who lived with me here, as well as two other children of my neighbours. Seven people are under the rubble. They all lived in my compound."

8. VARIOUS OF RESIDENT, N'FALLY KOUROUMA CRYING

9. KOUROUMA LOOKING ON

10. KOUROUMA STANDING

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Malinke) MANEAH RESIDENT, N'FALLY KOUROUMA, SAYING:

"I came and found that people in the neighbourhood were afraid, so I sacrificed myself. I went to find one of my children. My wife's older sister was already dead, so I left her. I saw my other child injured, I saw another who was seriously injured in the head, bleeding, but still breathing. I took him and sent him to safety. I also saw my injured wife."

12. VARIOUS OF BULLDOZER WORKING BESIDE A WRECKED BUILDING / RED CROSS OFFICIALS STANDING

13. VOLUNTEER GOING THROUGH SEARCH REGISTRY

14. VARIOUS OF SEARCH VOLUNTEERS DIGGING WITH A SPADE

15. VOLUNTEER LOOKING AT SATELLITE MAP OF SITE ON PHONE