Twenty-four people missing after deadly garbage dump accident in Guatemala

reuters ^ | 4/29/16

[StCloudMoose]

At least 24 people are still missing after a collapse at Guatemala City's largest garbage dump this week that killed four people, the city said on Friday. People sifting through the dump, which receives about 500 truckloads of trash every day, were caught unawares on Wednesday when part of the massive heap of garbage caved in, according to authorities in Guatemala City. Four people were killed and 15 were rescued from the mountains of waste with injuries. City spokesman Carlos Sandoval said the 24 missing included seven recycling workers. Others had apparently entered the dump illegally, he said. The search for the missing continued on Friday.

[EEGator]

[null and void]

Recycling epic fail.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[UCANSEE2]

I was thinking of that exact scene.

[Cicero]

I was wondering what kind of garbage dump would fall over on people. But the story says that “people were sifting through” the garbage looking for stuff to eat. So, that explains it.

[Farmer Dean]

At least this won't happen in Venezuela,they don't have any trash to dump right now.

[EEGator]

Idiocracy is great on numerous levels.

[occamrzr06]

As was I.

[fella]

The part about the smart well off people not having kids while the dregs pop ‘em out like clockwork tells a sad truth.

[EEGator]

Demographics is destiny.

[PLMerite]

That almost looks familiar, but I can’t place the movie...

[EEGator]

Idiocracy

[Big Red Badger]

Don’t hate Me for My tagline,,,

[tumblindice]

At The Dump

Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah
Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah, at the dump!
Well, you can rock it you can roll it
You can slop and you can stroll it at the dump
When the record starts spinnin’
You chalypso when you chicken at the dump
Do the dance sensation that is sweepin’ the nation at the dump
Ah, let’s go to the dump
Let’s go to the dump (oh baby)
Let’s go to the dump (oh baby)
Let’s go to the dump
Come on, let’s go to the dump

[PLMerite]

Thanks!

I’m gonna have to watch that movie again.

[EEGator]

[SgtHooper]

Soldier.

[llevrok]

But the story says that “people were sifting through” the garbage....

Our daughter spent a short semester there. The dumps is a community in itself with hundreds living there. Sad.

[tumblindice]

"A tragical thing today down there, somewhere we can't pronounce." Formica? It starts with a Gee."