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Landslide in Philippine mining area kills five
21 Nov 2008 07:35:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
MANILA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Rescuers in the southern Philippines pulled five bodies from under tonnes of mud on Friday after days of rains loosened soil and buried several houses near a mining town, police officials said.

Ronaldo de la Rosa, police chief in the Compostela Valley on the southern island of Mindanao, said local residents and


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