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Landslide, flash floods hit S.Korea, 32 dead
Updated: 2011-07-27 23:02
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Cars are trapped on a flooded road during heavy rainfall in Seoul July 27, 2011. A landslide caused by torrential rain crashed into a South Korean mountain resort east of Seoul early on Wednesday, destroying four buildings, including two small hotels, and killing at least 32 people, officials said.[Photo/Agencies] |
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Rescue workers and residents travel on part of a polystyrene wall move to escape floodwaters after a river burst its banks following heavy rains in Gwangju, about 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Seoul, July 27, 2011 A landslide caused by torrential rain crashed into a South Korean mountain resort east of Seoul early on Wednesday, destroying four buildings, including two small hotels, and killing at least 32 people, officials said.[Photo/Agencies] |
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