Mudslides & Landslides

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    Deadly landslide in China...
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    China landslide leaves 120 missing in Sichuan
    Sat, 24 Jun 2017 : A frantic rescue operation continues in Sichuan province, with 15 bodies recovered so far.
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    Over 120 people buried by massive southwest China landslide
    Jun 24,`17 -- More than 120 people were buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth to come crashing into their homes in a mountain village in southwestern China early Saturday, officials said.
     
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    Second landslide hampers rescuers efforts...
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    Rescue operation hampered as second landslide hits China village
    Wednesday 28th June, 2017 - Rescuers use sensors to check for signs of life in the rubble at the site of a landslide in Xinmo village in China's Sichuan Province
     
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    Death toll in Sierra Leone Mudslides keeps rising...
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    Death Toll in Sierra Leone Mudslides Tops 400
    Friday 18th August, 2017 - The United Nations said Friday the death toll from mudslides in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has surpassed 400.
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    Sierra Leone death toll now up to 450 after mudslides
    Aug 18,`17 -- Rescue officials in Sierra Leone warned Friday that the chances of finding survivors in the debris of this week's mudslides "are getting smaller every day," as bereaved and homeless survivors faced the magnitude of all they have lost.
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    UN agencies rushing aid to more than 3,000 displaced in flood-hit Sierra Leone
    Friday 18th August, 2017 -- United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly flooding and landslides in Sierra Leon's capital, Freetown, and surrounding areas.
     
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    What a mess!...
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    California Town Digs Out of the Mud as Deaths Reach 19
    January 14, 2018 — Recovery crews are slowly making progress digging away masses of mud, boulders and toppled trees in a California community that was ravaged by deadly mudslides. Officials said they’ve removed enough debris from creek canals to prevent another potential disaster when the next rainstorm hits.
     

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