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Residents walk in the mud a day after mudslides hit the village of Giampilieri near the Sicilian city of Messina
03 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Residents walk in the mud a day after mudslides hit the village of Giampilieri near the Sicilian city of Messina October 3, 2009. The death toll from rainstorms and landslides in Sicily rose to 20 on Saturday and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said the number of victims could more than double as 30 people were still missing. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello (ITALY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Rescuers carry an elderly woman from her home a day after mudslides hit the village of Giampilieri near the Sicilian city of Messina October 3, 2009. The death toll from rainstorms ...


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