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Mexico Landslide in Oaxaca May Have Killed as Many as 1000 People

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Mexico, September 28, 2010-A Massive landslide in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca that covered people’s homes while they slept may have killed between 600 and 1,000 people, the state’s governor Ulises Ruiz said. Severe rains caused a hillside collapse that may have destroyed as many as 300 [...]

At least 78 killed as huge 8.8 quake rocks Chile

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AFP-SANTIAGO , Feb 27 – A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early on Saturday killing at least 78 people, toppling buildings and triggering a tsunami threatening the Pacific rim of fire, officials said. The massive quake plunged much of the Chilean capital, Santiago, into darkness as it [...]