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Residents walk past destroyed vehicle after a rain-triggered mudslide in Xiangfen county
11 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Residents walk past a destroyed vehicle after a rain-triggered mudslide in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, September 11, 2008. The death toll from a massive mudslide caused by the collapse of a mine waste reservoir after heavy rain two days ago has risen to 128 people, state television said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA)
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Residents walk past a destroyed vehicle after a rain-triggered mudslide in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, September 11, 2008. The death toll from a massive mudslide caused by the collapse of a ...


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