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Shanxi mudslide death toll 259

China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-17 07:36

Rescuers yesterday recovered five more bodies buried under the iron-ore sludge in Shanxi province, taking the death toll to 259.

However, the exact number of people missing in the tragedy is still not known as a wall of the liquid iron-ore waste dump broke, causing a massive mudslide eight days ago.

The sludge buried Yunhe village and a market spread over 30 acres in Xiangfen county.

Shanxi mudslide death toll 259

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