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Yemen landslide death toll rising
Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 65 villagers killed in last week's landslide, but officials admit that figure is set to rise further.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 January 3, 2006
Saana: Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 65 villagers killed in last week's landslide.
Officials say that the figure is set to rise even further, as there are still dozens of people reported missing.
More than 25 houses were crushed under rocks after the slide in the village of al-Dhofair, about 20 km southwest of the capital Sanaa.
Eight villagers have so far been rescued from under the rubble, but rescuers have almost given up hope of finding any more people still alive.
An official said: "We know that more than 100 people were in this village and so far, we have 65 bodies. We're still searching for the remaining bodies.?
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