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Rain sets off mudslide in South Korea

Updated: 2011-07-28 06:48

(Agencies)

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Rain sets off mudslide in South Korea

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. [Photo/Agencies] Rains, mudslides kill 36 in Seoul

 
Rain sets off mudslide in South Korea

Policemen try to move a trapped car on a flooded motorway during heavy rainfalls in Seoul July 27, 2011.[Photo/Agencies] Rains, mudslides kill 36 in Seoul

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