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Search for survivors after Afghanistan landslide destroys 300 homes
<p>A landslide destroyed nearly 300 homes, killing at least 10 people, as it swept through an Afghan village where residents were using only basic digging tools to search for survivors, officials said.</p> <p>A mountain lake in Panjsher, a province north of ...
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Buildings collapse, more than 1,800 killed as 7.9 magnitude quake strikes Nepal
South China Morning Post   26 April 2015   Nepal   Kathmandu  
Nepal earthquake damage
<p>A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India yesterday, killing more than 1,800 people, toppling a 19th-century tower in the capital Kathmandu and touching off a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest. There were reports of devastation ...
Seven tourists killed in rockfall at Guilin beauty spot
South China Morning Post   20 March 2015   China   Guilin  
Rockfall Photo: Xinhua
<p>Seven tourists died on Thursday when they were struck by huge rocks tumbling down a mountain at one of China&rsquo;s most popular beauty spots, state media said.<br />The rocks hit the group of travellers as they waited to board boats in the Diecai Mountain ...
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