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Friends and relatives carry the casket of a victim who died during a landslide in Medellin
02 Jun 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Friends and relatives carry the casket of a victim who died during a landslide in Medellin June 2, 2008. Colombian emergency workers and residents used spades and rescue dogs to search for victims after rains triggered a landslide on Saturday that killed at least 26 people when it swept over a poor Medellin neighborhood, according to authorities. REUTERS/Fredy Amariles (COLOMBIA)
REUTERS/FREDY AMARILES


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